Untitled [ceramic]

Name/Title

Untitled [ceramic]

Entry/Object ID

2001.107

Artwork Details

Medium

Ceramic

Context

In Mali, the use of clay is prominent some of their artwork and architecture. This ceramic piece is a clay sculpture from Mali that was made almost 600 years ago. This piece has alternating wide base and hollow narrow parts with eye holes and pointed nose structures on one side.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of the May Weber Foundation

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown artist

Notes

Creation Date: no date

Ethnography

Notes

Nok Nigeria, Africa Africa Nigeria

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

clay, inorganic material, materials (substances), ceramics (object genre), object genres (object classifications)

Hierarchy Name

Materials (hierarchy name), Object Genres (hierarchy name)

Facet

Materials Facet, Objects Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Whole

Length

30.48 cm

Diameter

14.605 cm