Pot
Item number Sa238 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A three-piece glazed pottery coffee pot with curved bands of blue, green, and brown. The first piece (part a) is a rounded pot with spout raised out with three holes on pot surface, flared rim, and handle opposite spout, from below rim curving up and out attaching at centre with a straight-walled base. The second piece (part b) is the filter section, cylindrical above rim, tapering slightly below, and below rim is partially unglazed (white-orange). The bottom of the filter section (part b) has numerous small holes, and inside is unglazed at holes (orange). The third piece (part c) is the lid with knob at top, sloping to flared edge, straight-walled to bottom, and inside partially unglazed (orange).
History Of Use
Small drip style coffee pot, made for the tourist trade.
Cultural Context
coffee brewing
Item History
- Made in San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before July 1976
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during July 1976
What
- Name
- Pot
- Identification Number
- Sa238 a-c
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- clay and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- thrown, fired and glazed
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 9.5 cm
- Part A
- height 9.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm
- Part B
- height 7.2 cm, diameter 9.5 cm
- Part C
- height 4.5 cm, diameter 7.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- San Cristobal Totonicapan, Totonicapan, Guatemala
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before July 1976
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0318/0018 a-c
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