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1936.53.27

Small bowl with red exterior and yellow interior.

1936.53.27

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small bowl with red exterior and yellow interior.
Long description
Small bowl with red exterior and yellow interior, both of which are decorated with brown and red paint work geometric designs. The whole bowl has a shiny resinous coating. [Julia Nicholson, 1997]
Cultural groups
Achuar
Shiwiar
Shuar
Person
Field collector Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
PRM source Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
Date / Period
Date made: Probably circa 1920-1936
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Clay, Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 87 mm, Height: max 36 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.53.27
Research and responses

According to Thomas Myers, 1997 (Curator of Anthropology, University of Nebraska State Museum) these pots were made as miniatures for tourists.

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