Black pottery pipe top, part of a pipe. For the gourd water container see 1973.14.61 .1 and for the bamboo pipe stem see 1973.14.61 .3. [CW [OPS move] 11/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Black pottery pipe top, part of a pipe. For the gourd water container see 1973.14.61 .1 and for the bamboo pipe stem see 1973.14.61 .3. [CW [OPS move] 11/10/2016]
Long description: Black pottery pipe top, part of a pipe with gourd water on a bark base and a bamboo pipe stem. The top is conical shaped with a wide cylindrical neck. The surface is decorated with bands of incised vertical and horizontal lines and in-filled with a white pigment. For the gourd water container see 1973.14.61 .1 and for the bamboo pipe stem see 1973.14.61 .3. [CW [OPS move] 11/10/2016]
Geographical reference: Ethiopia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia; Sidamo Sodo North West of Lake Abaya
Cultural groups: Wolaytta
Person: Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon; PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1971
Date collected: 1971
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1971
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Modelled, Process Incised, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 90 mm, Height: max 69 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1973.14.61.2 Other numbers: W33

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