Pot Item Number: 1295/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pot of a decorated gourd with woven neck of grass and plastic(?). A claw protrudes from top of plug, held in place by tightly wound grass. Decorations are in a band around gourd's centre and consist of spirals that meet to form triangular spaces that are filled with either fine incised lines or three petaled flowers.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ?
- Owned by Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers before September 8, 1988
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Donor) on September 8, 1988
What
- Name
- Pot
- Identification Number
- 1295/1
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- gourd fruit, palm leaf ?, pig tusk ? and plastic ?
- Overall
- height 7.5 in, diameter 5.3 in
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 8, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on September 8, 1988
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1295/0001