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Native clay pot - used to hold oil, outside shaped with hands, inside smoothed w
Native clay pot - used to hold oil, outside shaped with hands, inside smoothed w
Object Number 37-32-50/2518
Display Title Native clay pot - used to hold oil, outside shaped with hands, inside smoothed w
Descriptions
Object Description Native clay pot - used to hold oil, outside shaped with hands, inside smoothed with stone
Inventory Description Bowl, ceramic, rounded base and body, incised design, broken rim
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 12.8 x 12.6 cm (3 11/16 x 5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2518

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