Pot Item Number: 2738/49 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small burnished brown and black pot with flat base. A lid (part b), made from circular piece of gourd with small hole to one edge, has been sealed on with a dark resin-like substance that still adheres in part around rim of both pot and lid.
Narrative
Used in the house of potter Francisca Andi; probably made by one of her granddaughters.
Item History
- Made in Napo, Ecuador
- Owned by Francisca Andi
- Owned by Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio before May 1, 2009
- Received from Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor) on May 1, 2009
What
- Name
- Pot
- Identification Number
- 2738/49 a-b
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- clay, gourd fruit and resin
- Overall
- height 17.5 cm, diameter 18.0 cm
- Lid
- height 3.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua: Napo Quichua
- Previous Owner
- Francisca Andi, Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio
- Received from
- Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Napo, Ecuador
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 1, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on May 1, 2009
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2738/0049 a-b