Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bowl with Braided Attachement
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.91.58.14
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Kuba
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Creator Nationality:
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African; Central African; Congolese
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Kuba
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Title:
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Bowl with Braided Attachement
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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20th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1900
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Creation End Date:
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1999
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Materials and Techniques:
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earthenware, raffia, and wood
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Classification Term:
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pottery
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Dimensions:
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H.4-3/4 x D.8-1/2 in.
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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91.58.14
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.4412c.tif
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