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Pottery water pot, reddish brown, incised decoration around neck, also a grass t
Pottery water pot, reddish brown, incised decoration around neck, also a grass t
Object Number 39-39-50/3772
Display Title Pottery water pot, reddish brown, incised decoration around neck, also a grass t
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mbikalibo
Object Description Pottery water pot, reddish brown, incised decoration around neck, also a grass thong (mbikalibo)
Inventory Description Jar, ceramic, rounded body and base, incised linear design, fiber tie, broken
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 22 x 22 cm (10 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 39-39-50/3772
Provenance
Collector Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge (1938-1939)
Seller Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge (05/05/1939)

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