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Cooking pot, taveli (tabeli) or commong pottery cooking vessel, unglazed ht.: 13
Cooking pot, taveli (tabeli) or commong pottery cooking vessel, unglazed ht.: 13
Object Number 970-35-70/5187
Display Title Cooking pot, taveli (tabeli) or commong pottery cooking vessel, unglazed ht.: 13
Descriptions
Object Description Cooking pot, taveli (tabeli) or commong pottery cooking vessel, unglazed ht.: 13" pointed base. Hand built, paddle and anvil technique, incised design at rim.
Inventory Description Pot, ceramic, blackened, rounded tapering base, reconstructed, incised rim
Classification
  • Pot
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Teop
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Bougainville, T.P.N.G.
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 25.2 x 26 cm (12 x 9 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 970-35-70/5187

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