- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Clay bowl. Part of Afro-Brazilian shrine.
- Long description
- Clay bowl. Thrown redware, bulbous in the middle, with a wider lip at the top. Unglazed. From an Afro-Brazilian shrine, part of Umbanda tradition.
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1967
- Date collected
- By 1967
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1967
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 95 mm, Height: max 46 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1967.50.12
- Research and responses
This bowl was studied during a research visit in July 2024 by Luisa Karman, a PhD candidate at SOAS, University of London, as part of her thesis entitled "Transatlantic Traces: Afro-Brazilian Objects in UK Museums". Luisa's research showed that the bowl is part of an assemblage (1967.50.1 – 1967.50.17.13) from an Afro-Brazilian shrine, collected by anthropologist Malcolm Bruce Corrie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the 1960s, and donated to the PRM by his brother J.R. Corrie in 1967. Based on the components of the shrine which include material evidence of Caboclo and Preto Velho worship, it is Luisa's assertion that they belong to Umbanda, a branch of Afro-Brazilian religion. Consultation with religious specialists and cross-referencing the objects with the field recordings held at the British Library (REF: C237) made by Malcolm Bruce Corrie in 1967 of sacred ceremonial music, including Candomblé de Angola and Umbanda, could provide more information. Please see RDF for full copy of research notes.
1967.50.12
Clay bowl. Part of Afro-Brazilian shrine.
1967.50.12
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