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Pot


Date20th century
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/4 x 11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (36.2 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis in memory of Margaret F. Plass
Object number2016.189
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative arts
CultureSongye people
NationalityCongolese
GeographyDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
On View
On view
Century
  • Twentieth
Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 32: Storage Pot, Bamum or Bamileke People, Cameroon, and Pot (Mulondo), Songye People, Democratic Republic of Congo” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-32.