Water or Beer Vessel (mbira)
Artist
Nyanja or Chewa artist
DateEarly–mid 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsHeight: 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 62 1/4 in. (158.1 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 62 1/4 in. (158.1 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.6
On View
On viewCollections
ProvenanceDavid Roberts (dealer), South Africa; sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, December 28, 1998; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
