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1950.3.14B

Tripod pottery vessel. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]

1950.3.14B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tripod pottery vessel. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Long description
Fish-Tripod Handled ware. Deep circular tripod bowl, large hollow legs, with modelled animals on top. Rope pattern at base of neck and spiral pattern on neck. Thickened rim, 2 rope handles. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Panama
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Panama
Chiriqui Province
Cultural groups
Guaymí
Person
Field collector Turner
PRM source Miss E.A. Turner
Date / Period
Date made: 1400-1650?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1950
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1950
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 150 mm, Width: max 169 mm, Diameter: max 167 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1950.3.14B

Search terms: Pottery, Figure, Vessel, Animal Figure