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1994.10.20

Small clay pot. The pot is undecorated and has a flat bottom, rounded body and a small rim slightly larger than the neck.

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1994.10.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small clay pot. The pot is undecorated and has a flat bottom, rounded body and a small rim slightly larger than the neck.
Geographical reference
Amazonia Upper Mazaruni
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Leslie Rooney
PRM source Daphne Seggar
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1949-1955
Date collected
circa 1949 - 1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 1994
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Thrown
Dimensions
Diameter: max 80 mm, Height: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.10.20
Research and responses

According to Audrey Colson this pot is not the normal style or clay type for the Akawaio and may have derived from the mixed population of the Bartica area where Father Rooney had his base, or he could have encountered in along another River.

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery