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Storage Vessel (mulondo)
Storage Vessel (mulondo)
Storage Vessel (mulondo)

Storage Vessel (mulondo)

DateLate 19th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsHeight: 21 in. (53.3 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.2
On View
On view
ProvenanceMrs. Mpesha Lembelembe (65 years old – received pot from her mother who inherited it from her sister), n.d.; sold to Ali Sarkor (dealer) Uganda n.d.; sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to daughter Julianna Simmons New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
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