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Object Number
993-29-50/12326
Display Title
Cooking pot
Descriptions
Object Description
Black earthenware cooking pot, used as soup bowl and serving dish. Squat form with low shoulder and flaring rim. 15 cm wide, 8.5 cm high.
Inventory Description
Ceramic bowl, rounded base and body, constricted neck, flared rim, grooved.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ewe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kpandu
Materials
Ceramic, Pigment, Tar
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 8.5 x 15 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-29-50/12326
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Gladys Freedman
(7/9/1978 - 10/12/1993)
Donor
Dr. Gladys Freedman
(7/9/1978 - 10/12/1993)
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