Pot
Item number Aj116 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large round ceramic pot with an uneven reddish-brown colour on the outside, a reddish-brown colour with black areas on the inside, and a rounded base. Width of mouth smaller than body. Two semi-circular handles that angle outwards sit opposite each other at the mouth. The entire pot impressed with diagonal rope lines except for rim of mouth and handles.
History Of Use
All ceramics handmade by either coiled clay method, building up method, putting two halves together, and the concave mould technique. Designs are stamped, impressed, carved, punched, rolled, modelled, scratched, polished, or painted. Potters were usually women. Some uses include cooking, burial urns, food storage, dyeing fabric, burning herbs, and grain storage. Round bottoms sit well in sand.
Cultural Context
cooking; ceremonial; rituals; dyeing; storage.
Item History
- Made in Kenya during 1978
- Collected during 1978
- Owned by Marta Friesen before March 3, 1981
- Received from Marta Friesen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on March 3, 1981
What
- Name
- Pot
- Identification Number
- Aj116
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded and impressed
- Overall
- height 22.5 cm, diameter 29.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kenya
Who
- Culture
- East African
- Previous Owner
- Marta Friesen
- Received from
- Marta Friesen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before March 3, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on March 3, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 100
- Accession Number
- 0705/0013
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