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Devil face jug
Devil face jug
Devil face jug
Museum of International Folk Art

Devil face jug

NameJug
Artist or maker Lanier Meaders (1917 - 1998)
Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow
Place madeCleveland, Georgia, United States, North America
MediumCeramic (wood fired, alkaline glazed stoneware, white clay eyes), quartz pebble teeth
Dimensionsoverall: 23.5 CM H X 18.5 CM DIAM.
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Jeff and Emily Camp, A.1975.26.2
Object numberA.1975.26.2
DescriptionHousehold goods-jar. Wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed green-brown, glossy and pitted. Jug is in shape of a single-face devil with horns. Inset stones and pebbles serve as eyes and teeth.
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