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Vessel with lid

20th century
Object PlaceTanzania; Uganda
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, fiber
DimensionsHeight: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); diameter: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Lid: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain
Accession number2003.798
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceAbout 1993, sold from a private collection, New York, to Drs. James and Gladys Strain, New York; 2003, year-end gift of Drs. James and Gladys Strain and Dr. Jamie P. Strain to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 2004)
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