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Bowl
early 1900s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This bowl probably once held cosmetics and was hung up when not in use. The Kuba are widely known for finely crafted luxury goods decorated with geometric, linear patterning. Although made of pottery, this bowl closely resembles carved wood. Visual puns of this sort, in which one kind of material is made to look like another, are much appreciated by the Kuba.
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Details
- Title: Bowl
- Date Created: early 1900s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA)
- Type: Vessels
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.89
- Medium: Earthenware
- Department: African Art
- Culture: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, early 20th century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: African Art
- Accession Number: 1994.89
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