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1923.88.51

Flattish open pottery bowl with white slip, blackened firing marks and glazed interior. [MOBB [OPS move] 14/03/2016]

1923.88.51

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flattish open pottery bowl with white slip, blackened firing marks and glazed interior. [MOBB [OPS move] 14/03/2016]
Long description
Description by Julia Nicholson, 1997: Flattish open bowl with white slip, blackened firing marks and glazed interior. The glazing is necessary for holding liquids.
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Northern Peru
Cultural groups
Wampis
Person
Field collector Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
PRM source Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1920-1923?, uncertain
Date collected
?1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Clay, Material Pottery, Process Slipped, Process Glazed, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions
Diameter: max 210 mm, Height: max 90 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.88.51
Research and responses

According to Thomas Myers, 1997 (Curator of Anthropology, University of Nebraska State Museum) this is the only collection of Huambisa pottery that he is aware of in any museum worldwide.

The Huambisa are a Jivaroan speaking group and a distinctive feature of their pots is that they normally have a slightly raised platform base.

Search terms: Pottery, Food and Drink, Vessel, Bowl, Food Accessory

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