Pot in the shape of a turtle on its back. [ASh [OPS move] 29/03/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pot in the shape of a turtle on its back. [ASh [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Long description: Pot in the shape of a turtle on its back. The interior is painted black, the exterior (with flat 'back') is brown with red lines painted on radiating from the centre and continuing down the sides. The legs have lines painted on them, as well. [ASh [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Geographical reference: Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil; Xingu River
Cultural groups: Waujá
Person: Field collector Oxford and Cambridge Expedition to South America; Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière; PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1958
Date collected: 1957 - 1958
Acquisition information: Donated: 1960
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Coiled, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height: max 186 mm, Width: max 302 mm, Length: max 487 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1960.6.50 Other numbers: 134

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