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Object Number
973-42-50/11731
Display Title
"Jabana": coffee pot, used daily in household when collector shared morning coff
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Jabana; mahiber
Object Description
"Jabana": coffee pot, used daily in household when collector shared morning coffee, mahiber. 14" h; 9" dia. Procedure for morning coffee: child calls; water, wood, coffee beans brought and washed; beans roasted, pounded as water boils 12 min. Powder, same term as flour, added little at a time.
Inventory Description
Pot, ceramic, spout/handle at shoulder, ridged/corrugated deco, broken rim, fr
Classification
- Pot
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 23.9 x 20 cm (13 x 9 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
973-42-50/11731
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