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1942.13.199

Tall pot, reddish black, shaped like a truncated egg. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/03/2016]


1942.13.199

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tall pot, reddish black, shaped like a truncated egg. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/03/2016]
Long description
Tall pot, reddish black, shaped like a truncated egg, with slightly expanding rim, with six loop handles, three simple and three double ones alternating, connecting rim and body. It is decorated with engraved geometrical patterns, punch marks etc. The whole object is surrounded by a network of cane, with two loop handles of twisted fibre cords. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Net Textile, Process Incised, Process Punched, Process Netted, Process Twisted, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Diameter 485 mm, Length: max 640 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.199 Other numbers: 684

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery