Art Institute of Chicago
Shea Butter Jar (Bwéeru or Wéké Gumgia)
Bargu · Early/mid–20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Berete Hamidu, New York, N.Y., by 2001; sold to Keith Achepohl, Iowa City, Iowa, 2001; given to the Art Institute, 2005.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, For Hearth and Altar: African Ceramics from the Keith Achepohl Collection, Dec. 3, 2005–Feb. 20, 2006, cat. 58.
Literature
Published references
- Kathleen Bickford Berzock, For Hearth and Altar: African Ceramics from the Keith Achepohl Collection (The Art Institute and Yale University Press, 2005), pp. 106-108.
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