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Artist:
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Magdalene Odundo
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Title:
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Reduced Black Piece
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Date:
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1990
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Medium:
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Ceramic
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Dimensions:
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15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (39.37 x 27.31 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of funds from the John E. Andrus III Charitable Trust
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Location:
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Gallery 236
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Contemporary artist Odundo achieves perfect symmetry in her work without mechanical aids: all of her pieces are formed by handbuilding and coiling techniques. Born in Kenya but trained in Nigeria and New Mexico, Odundo draws on her knowledge of African utilitarian vessels to create her pots while expressing an international, multicultural identity.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Odundo, Magdalene
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Nationality:
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Kenyan
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Life Dates:
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Kenyan, b. 1950
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature; Date; Sticker 'Odundo/1990', inscribed at underside of foot; 'Lally', in pen on white circular sticker and small g
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Classification:
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Ceramics
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Physical Description:
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circular body, lower body angled to small circular foot; long neck terminated by a wide flaring mouth; black high gloss glaze; thin wall construction
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Kenya, East Africa region, ,
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Accession #:
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97.5
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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