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Face Jug
Face Jug
Face Jug
Museum of International Folk Art

Face Jug

NameJug
Artist or maker Burlon B. Craig (American, 1914 - 2002)
Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow
CultureAmerican South
Date1982, vendor
Place madeNorth Carolina, United States, North America
MediumCeramic (stoneware, china), glaze
Dimensions15 3/16 × 10 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (38.5 × 27 × 27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the International Folk Art Foundation
Object numberA.1982.48.5
DescriptionFace jug with two handles. Ears, nose, lips, moustache, eyes and eyebrows are clay, teeth are of broken china. The neck is narrow, with large handles on either side. Two straight lines enclose three wavy lines around the shoulder of the jug.
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