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Spheres of Influence: African Vessels from the KAM Collection, January 29 - May 15, 2016: Curator Recommends

This exhibition features a selection of ceramic vessels from regions across Africa.

Curator Recommended Reading

Mambila Figurines and Masquerades: Problems of Interpretation
From African Arts Issue 27, Volume 4.
Kpeenbele Senufo Potters.
From African Arts Issue 22, Volume 2.
Mangbetu Pottery: Tradition and Innovation in Northeast Zaire
From African Arts Issue 22, Volume 2.
Field Research and Making Objects Speak
From African Arts Issue 40, Volume 1.
African Beer Pots
From African Arts Issue 18, Volume 3.
A Curator’s Perspective
From African Arts Issue 40, Volume 1.
Pots as People: Yungar Ancestral Portraits
From African Arts Issue 23, Volume 3.
Metaphors, Myths, and Making Pots: Chewa Clay Arts
From African Arts Issue 40, Volume 1.
Ceramic Clues: Art History in the Gongola Valley
From African Arts Issue 22, Volume 2.

Curator Recommended Reading

Gurensi Basketry and Pottery
From African Arts Issue 12, Volume 1.
Earth, Vessels, and Harmony Among the Gurensi
From African Arts Issue 22, Volume 2.
Marks of Identity: Potters of the Folona (Mali) and Their ‘Mothers
From African Arts Issue 40, Volume 1.
More than Wives and Mothers: The Artistry of Mande Potters
From African Arts Issue 27, Volume 4.
Containers of Life: Pottery and Social Relations in the Grassfields (Cameroon)
From African Arts Issue 40, Volume 1.
Decorated Gourds of Northeastern Nigeria
From African Arts Issue 19, Volume 1.
Yoruba Pottery
From African Arts Issue 13, Volume 3.
Ceramic Arts in Africa
From African Arts Issue 22, Volume 2.