Milk Container Item Number: 1393/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A tall jug with a rounded bottom which tapers upward and has a flared base. The lid has a cylindrical stem which flared outward and downward and has capped overtop. The top of the lid has white, light blue, and orange beads at the centre with circular rows of blue, white and dark blue, and red beads. The sides of the lid are decorated with cowrie shells and horizontal rows of red, and white and dark blue beads. The lid is held in place with a band of skin decorated with cowrie shells. The jug is decorated with vertical rows of cowrie shells on bands of skin. The whole object is woven.
History Of Use
Oromo milk container. Collected near Lake Turkana in Kenya; thought to originate in Ethiopia.
Item History
- Made in Ethiopia
- Collected in Lake Turkana, Kenya
- Owned by Seahawk Trading Inc. before November 28, 1989
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Seahawk Trading Inc. (Seller) on November 28, 1989
What
- Name
- Milk Container
- Identification Number
- 1393/1
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- wood ?, plant fibre, skin and cowrie shell
- Overall
- height 45.0 cm, diameter 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Oromo
- Previous Owner
- Seahawk Trading Inc.
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Seahawk Trading Inc. (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ethiopia
- Collected in
- Lake Turkana, Kenya
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1989
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1393/0001