COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.91.58.14
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Kuba
Creator Nationality:
African; Central African; Congolese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Name-CRT:
Kuba
Title:
Bowl with Braided Attachement
View:
Front
Creation Date:
20th century
Creation Start Date:
1900
Creation End Date:
1999
Materials and Techniques:
earthenware, raffia, and wood
Classification Term:
pottery
Dimensions:
H.4-3/4 x D.8-1/2 in.
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
91.58.14
Credit Line:
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Context:
The Kuba often stored their decorated utilitarian objects by hanging them from the woven mat walls of their houses. This bowl was secured by slipping the thin piece of wood through a few sections of mat and suspending it from the fiber attachment.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.4412c.tif
Link To Source
Bowl with Braided Attachement
