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Object Number
985-9-50/12082
Display Title
Small round pottery vessel.
Descriptions
Object Description
Small round pottery vessel, hand formed, grey, orangey-brown, unsmooth surface with fire clouding. Diagonal pattern on shoulders from pressing a reed into the soft clay and rolling it. Used as a "stopper" in larger vessels. Purchased from a female potter on roadside. Smallest vessel she made. Diam. 11.4 cm, ht. 8.3 cm
Inventory Description
Jar, ceramic, orange, punctate design at shoulder, fireclouded
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Cyungo, near
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 11.6 x 11.7 cm (3 3/8 x 4 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-9-50/12082
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Stephen Williams
(June 1984)
Donor
Dr. Stephen Williams
(June 1984)
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