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Vessel in the Form of a Bird

Vessel in the Form of a Bird, 19th century

  • Mexican

Clay

  • Overall: 7 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 7 3/8 inches (18.4 × 14.6 × 18.7 cm)

Bequest of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs

27.93

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

1927-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Mexican, Vessel in the Form of a Bird, 19th century, clay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs, 27.93.

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