Vessel Item Number: 3420/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceramic vessel (part a) with a dark red-brown burnished surface and incised markings along the shoulder. The design features a solid horizontal line, with repeating arches above. Each arch is composed of three lines, with two upside-down triangles at the top centre. The mouth is circular, with raised and flared lip, and the base rounded. Wicker base (part b).
History Of Use
Bamana water container (jidaga); can also be used to store and brew millet beer, or spiritual medicine for the household. They are often meant for prominent display in domestic compounds, so that visitors may be offered a drink upon arrival; water can also be used for cleaning. They are also used as decoration in many households. Female potters married to blacksmiths, known as nummumusow (blacksmith women), make such vessels. To do so, they dig out clay from the ground and build the jidaga without a wheel. After they have dried, vessels are fired in big communal firings.
Item History
- Made in Djenne, Mopti, Mali
- Owned by Richard Tchuemegne before February 5, 2020
- Received from Richard Tchuemegne (Seller), Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) on February 5, 2020
What
- Name
- Vessel
- Identification Number
- 3420/4 a-b
- Type of Item
- vessel
- Material
- clay and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 44.0 cm, width 41.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bamana
- Previous Owner
- Richard Tchuemegne
- Received from
- Richard Tchuemegne (Seller), Michael O'Brian Family Foundation (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Djenne, Mopti, Mali
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2020
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3420/0004 a-b