Artist
Unknown African
CultureDogon peoples
Titles
- Aduno koro (Ritual Vessel)
- aduno koro, "ark of the world"
Date1700–1820
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions18 × 76 3/4 × 19 1/2 in. (45.7 × 195 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number64.11
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
204M Isla Turner Gallery
On view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"A Modern Patronage: de Menil Gifts to American and European Museums," The Menil Collection, Houston, June 8–September 16, 2007.
"Recollecting Dogon," The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, February 3–July 9, 2017.
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Unknown African
1900–1930
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