GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This intriguing footed vessel is decorated with modeled human faces and serpents. Neither the purpose for which it was made nor the culture in which it originated is known. Images of human faces with snakes issuing from their nostrils can be found in the art of both the Yoruba and the Edo peoples. It was probably made by a female potter who formed it without the benefit of a potter's wheel.
Excerpt from
- Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Yoruba: AAT: 300016031
Bini (Edo-speaking culture style): AAT: 300016046
Edo (African culture): AAT: 300018564
Geography
Nigeria (nation): TGN: 1000182
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
pottery (visual works): AAT: 300010666
Historical periods
nineteenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404513
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
feet (object components): AAT: 300233911
potters: AAT: 300025414
pottery (visual works): AAT: 300010666
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
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PROVENANCE
n.d.: William Wright, New York
1978: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts purchase from above [1]
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Acquisition Record dated September 28, 1978, copy in Dallas Museum of Arts Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
This intriguing footed vessel is decorated with modeled human faces and serpents. Neither the purpose for which it was made nor the culture in which it originated is known. Images of human faces with snakes issuing from their nostrils can be found in the art of both the Yoruba and the Edo peoples. It was probably made by a female potter who formed it without the benefit of a potter's wheel.
Excerpt from
- Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Yoruba: AAT: 300016031
Bini (Edo-speaking culture style): AAT: 300016046
Edo (African culture): AAT: 300018564
Geography
Nigeria (nation): TGN: 1000182
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
pottery (visual works): AAT: 300010666
Historical periods
nineteenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404513
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
feet (object components): AAT: 300233911
potters: AAT: 300025414
pottery (visual works): AAT: 300010666
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: William Wright, New York
1978: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts purchase from above [1]
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Acquisition Record dated September 28, 1978, copy in Dallas Museum of Arts Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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