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Bird-shaped pot
Object Number 993-29-50/12325
Display Title Bird-shaped pot
Descriptions
Object Description Black, earthenware water cooler. "Bird pot". Footed, bird-shaped vessel with modelled tail, wings, neck and crested bird head. Neck serves as spout, w/ hole above beak. Shiny surface from mixture of plant and/or coal tar
Inventory Description Ceramic pot, bird-shaped, black, incised, pedestal base, broken and mended.
Classification
  • Pot
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ewe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms Kpandu
Materials Ceramic, Pigment, Tar
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 29 x 16 cm (6 7/8 x 11 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-29-50/12325
Provenance
Collector Dr. Gladys Freedman (1978)
Donor Dr. Gladys Freedman (10/12/1993)

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