Tool Item Number: Eg68 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pottery tool. Small bamboo stick that is sanded on one side more than the other. One end is pointed and the other is squared-off.
History Of Use
Hand-made by a potter for his own use in modelling clay. Cut and sanded by rubbing on a cement floor.
Narrative
One of the tools used by Velar potters of Tamil Nadu to create items found in the collection (Eg10-Eg30).
Item History
- Made in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India before 1974
- Collected during 1974
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before July 6, 1978
- Received from Stephen Inglis (Donor) on July 6, 1978
What
- Name
- Tool
- Identification Number
- Eg68
- Type of Item
- tool
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and sanded
- Overall
- height 19.5 cm, width 1.3 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- South India
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Stephen Inglis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1974
- Collection Date
- during 1974
- Ownership Date
- before July 6, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1978
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0469/0004