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Object Number
973-42-50/11733
Display Title
"Ele": (amhara: "metad") a wide flat clay skillet made by wives of the tumtu (me
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ele; metad
Object Description
"Ele": (amhara: "metad") a wide flat clay skillet made by wives of the tumtu (metalworkers) carftsmen, fired in the ground. This one is used for over a year, only given to collector reluctantly). Objects used over time acquired sentimental value as "goda mana" -- house pieces. Also easier to work a well-seasoned griddle. See x-file for drawing. Used for making boudin, a sour bread pancake, made of teff flour. Transferred to goondo basket to cool; served on either the goondo, or the gabate or masoabi, with spicy wat stew.
Inventory Description
Dish, ceramic, polished black, large, mended, dirty
Classification
- Dish
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
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Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 57.3 x 57.2 cm (1 13/16 x 22 9/16 x 22 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50/11733
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