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1966.29.180

Ceramic animal head; fragment of a dish

1966.29.180

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic animal head; fragment of a dish
Long description
Portion of circumference of shallow dish of grey pottery with red slip, with knob near rim ?in form of bird's head.
Cultural groups
Carib
Arawak
Person
Field collector Herbert Boon
PRM source Herbert Boon
PRM source T. Wingate
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930?, uncertain
Date collected
1908 - 1930
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Slipped
Dimensions
Length 51 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.29.180
Research and responses

The town Bastia has been mistaken for the town Basseterre, the capital of St. Kitts. [Encyclopaedia Britannica Online] [MOB 3/10/2000]

Associated publications
Reference: Finding the Forgotten: Locating Transatlantic Slavery in The Pitt Rivers Museum Collection, Main author: Jane Webster, 2025, Page: 123

Search terms: Pottery, Figure, Vessel, Sherd, Bird Figure, Bowl