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1950.11.33

Circular pottery pedestal bowl; black with white and red (now brown) painted decoration. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/5/2018]

1950.11.33

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular pottery pedestal bowl; black with white and red (now brown) painted decoration. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/5/2018]
Long description
Circular pottery bowl with expanded lip, sat atop a column and flared circular foot. The entirety of the exterior is black with extensive bands of white painted decorations in the forms of triangles and dots. The column is decorated with groupings of five white vertical stripes. The interior was once red, and is now brown, with five white square decorations along the interior rim, and a white circle around the centre. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/5/2018]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Kadaru Mountains
Person
Field collector Harold Alfred MacMichael
PRM source Harold Alfred MacMichael
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1950
Materials and processes
Material Animal Dung, Material Pigment, Material Pottery, Material Plant Sap, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 260 mm, Height: max 190 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1950.11.33

Search terms: Vessel, Body Art, Pottery, Toilet, Food and Drink, Marriage, Bowl, Body Art Accessory, Cosmetic Vessel, Food Accessory, Toilet Article

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