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Object Number
993-29-50/12324A
Display Title
Cooking pot
Descriptions
Object Description
Black earthenware cooking pot; oval, footed tureen w/ lip-curving handle at each end. Shiny surface from mixture of plant and/or coal tar. Used as a soup bowl and serving dish.
Inventory Description
Ceramic lid, round with twisted loop handle.
Classification
- Container
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ewe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kpandu
Materials
Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 19 x 1.1 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-29-50/12324A
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Gladys Freedman
(8/1978 - 10/12/1993)
Donor
Dr. Gladys Freedman
(8/1978 - 10/12/1993)
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![Flat lid for aluminum cooking pot; fourth of set of 12; impressed mark of airplane with words "TRADE MARK" above and "PURE [ALUMINUM?]" beneath](/internal/media/dispatcher/392373/postagestamp)
![Flat lid for aluminum cooking pot; fifth of set of 12; impressed mark of airplane with words "TRADE MARK" above and "PURE [ALUMINUM?]" beneath](/internal/media/dispatcher/392374/postagestamp)
