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Beer pot
Object Number 2002.16.1
Display Title Beer pot
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Amasumpa
Object Description Beer pot, Amasumpa design of pellet-shaped protrusions encircling pot in small curving forms; hairline crack from rim into design
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, rounded body, curvilinear and geometric designs in relief
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date post 1989?
Culture
  • Northern Nguni
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Zululand; Kwazulu Natal
Materials Ceramic, Pigment, Clay, Palm oil
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 28 x 28.2 cm (9 1/16 x 11 x 11 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.16.1 & ZZ210
Credit Line Gift of Sue and Bernie Pucker in honor of Dr. Sanford Palay, 2002
Provenance
Collector Mynhardt Bester (11/1/2000)
Dealer Suzanne Pucker (11/1/2000 - 8/15/02)
Dealer Bernard H. Pucker (11/1/2000 - 8/15/2002)
Donor Bernard H. Pucker

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