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Pottery cooking vessel. Mkali
Pottery cooking vessel. Mkali
Object Number 49-14-50/8294
Display Title Pottery cooking vessel. Mkali
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mkali
Object Description Pottery cooking vessel. Mkali`
Inventory Description Ceramic pot, rounded base, burnt surface, coarse int., chipped rim, string
Classification
  • Pot
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 16.6 x 22.9 x 23.2 cm (6 9/16 x 9 x 9 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8294

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