Medicine Vessel

Ewe

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Caption

Ewe. Medicine Vessel, first half 20th century. Calabash, wood, terracotta, iron, bone, dry mud, organic material, 7 3/4 x 7 x 8 in. (19.7 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. John I. and Nicole Dintenfass, 1998.172.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ewe

Title

Medicine Vessel

Date

first half 20th century

Geography

Place made: Ghana

Medium

Calabash, wood, terracotta, iron, bone, dry mud, organic material

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

7 3/4 x 7 x 8 in. (19.7 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. John I. and Nicole Dintenfass

Accession Number

1998.172.2

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