Currently not on view
Vessel with lid,
early 20th century
The virtuoso incised fluting and graceful ovoid shape of this three-legged vessel reveal the great skill of its maker. Its neatly carved interior suggests that the container was designed as a work of art, as a prestige object for a high-ranking individual, or for sale to a growing international market.
Information
early 20th century
Africa, South Africa
John B. Elliott, New York, NY by 1987; Princeton University Art Museum, 1998
-
Jill Guthrie, ed., <em>In celebration: works of art from the Collections of Princeton Alumni and Friends of The Art Museum, Princeton University, </em>(Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1997)., p. 89, cat. no. 86 (illus.)
-
"Selected checklist of objects in the collection of African art," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 58, no. 1/2 (1999): p. 77–83., p. 80
-
<p>"The checklist of the John B. Elliott Bequest," <em>Record of the Princeton University Art Museum </em>61 (2002): p. 49-99.</p>, p. 84
Share your feedback with us
The Museum regularly researches its objects and their collecting histories, updating its records to reflect new information. We also strive to catalogue works of art using language that is consistent with how people, subjects, artists, and cultures describe themselves. As this effort is ongoing, the Museum’s records may be incomplete or contain terms that are no longer acceptable. We welcome your feedback, questions, and additional information that you feel may be useful to us. Email us at collectionsinfo@princeton.edu.
Related Objects
Tim Asch, Point Lobos State Park, California
,
August 13, 1951
Minor White
x1980-2637
Landscape in the Manner of Old Masters
,
undated
Fan Tseng-hsiang Luo Ping 羅聘
y1958-50 a
One Man, One Vote
,
2016
Hank Willis Thomas
2021-263
Untitled #5 (Tree Trunk, Picket Fence, and House)
,
2017
Dawoud Bey
2019-21
Surface Series From Currents
,
1970
Robert Rauschenberg Styria Studio, Inc.
x1983-111 a-r
