Medicine Pot

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Medicine Pot
Medicine Pot

Large carved wood vessel with three sections decorated with lizards, snakes, hornbill, and human figures.

Name/Title

Medicine Pot

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.114.A-C

Description

Large carved wood vessel with three sections decorated with lizards, snakes, hornbill, and human figures.

Use

Ceremonial

Context

Hogon (spiritual leader) installation ceremony

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dogon People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Dogon People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sculpture

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Vessel

Class

Medicine

Dimensions

Height

9-3/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Depth

5 in

Height

18 in

Diameter

14 in

Height

33 in

Diameter

12 in

Material

Wood