pot, unrecorded Frafra artist

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unrecorded Frafra artist, pot
unrecorded Frafra artist, pot
unrecorded Frafra artist
pot
1925–1990
pot, 1925–1990
Where object was made: Ghana
Material/technique: appliqué; ceramic; impressing
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 41 x 42 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 16 1/8 x 16 9/16 in
Credit line: Anonymous gift
Accession number: 2020.0164
On display: Stewart Gallery
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Exhibition Label: "Earthly Vessels: African Ceramics," Sep-2009, Nancy Mahaney Being of and Coming from the Earth--African potters believe that as an element of the Earth, clay conveys significant life-sustaining forces to everything shaped from it. Duko, the general name for pot among the Gurensi, is a container of life and tradition. The concept of container is extended to include compounds, household rooms, granaries, shrines, and graves, which are also made of clay. The Gur-speaking people (including the Gurensi and the Kassena) are collectively known as the Frafra.