The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
Vessel
1930s
Location: Not on view
Description
Mbitim was the head potter at a ceramic workshop in Lirangu, a center for the treatment of sleeping sickness and leprosy. His work was especially prized by European administrators and visitors. Mbitim's style is distinctive, frequently incorporating portrait heads or complete figures. Intricate surface decoration covers the vessel body.- The Cleveland Museum of Art. CMA Annual Report, 1996. Cleveland: OH, 1997, p. 46, reproduced p. 45.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.302