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Brewing Vessel (imbiza)
Brewing Vessel (imbiza)
Brewing Vessel (imbiza)

Brewing Vessel (imbiza)

DateEarly–mid 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsHeight: 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 62 1/2 in. (158.8 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.8
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceDavid Roberts (dealer), South Africa; sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, July 13, 2006; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
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