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Wantcha: a horn cup made in a process requiring 3-5 hrs. to prepare. Sell for $
Wantcha: a horn cup made in a process requiring 3-5 hrs. to prepare. Sell for $
Object Number 973-42-50/11709
Display Title Wantcha: a horn cup made in a process requiring 3-5 hrs. to prepare. Sell for $
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Wantcha
Object Description Wantcha: a horn cup made in a process requiring 3-5 hrs. to prepare. Sell for $1.70. The craftsmen are of a lower status than farmers; sold in marketplace, especially to travelling merchants to meet tourist demand. 5" h. 4" dia.
Inventory Description Horn cup, flaring rim, grooved, solid base with2 wood pegs
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru; Awaraja
Materials Horn, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 10 x 10.2 cm (5 x 3 15/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-42-50/11709

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