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Object Number
30-2-50/B4942
Display Title
Ceramic oil pot (gbu)
Descriptions
Object Description
Gbu, clay oil pot
Inventory Description
Bowl, ceramic, intricate pedestal base, molded, incised, and punctate
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, central
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 19 x 17 cm (5 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B/4942
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1930
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1930)
Seller
George Schwab
(1930)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.18789 | Clay oil pot, Gbu |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.24208C | Clay oil Gbu |
Cameroon
| ||
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Image Not Available
for Clay oil Gbu
| 2004.24.24208B | Clay oil Gbu |
Cameroon
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Clay oil Gbu
| 2004.24.24208A | Clay oil Gbu |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.24208D | Clay oil Gbu |
Cameroon
| ||
| 37-32-50/2518 | Native clay pot - used to hold oil, outside shaped with hands, inside smoothed w |
Raw Material
Bowl |
Cameroon
| |
| 37-77-50/2670 | Pot for nut oil |
Raw Material
Jar |
Liberia
| |
| 24-48-60/D2323 | Little brass pot for cooking oil |
Pot
|
Siberia
| |
| 00-8-70/55279 | Oil dish - roue |
Bowl
|
Fiji
| |
| 99-12-70/53552 | Wooden oil dish |
Bowl
|
Fiji
| |
| 57-33-10/35611 | Oil dish - wood |
Bowl
|
Alaska
| |
| 2004.29.11630 | People carrying palm oil pots |
Liberia
|