- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden milk pot in process of being made. [SM (Verve) 09/03/2015]
- Long description
- Wooden milk pot in process of being made. Hollowed out in the centre. [SM (Verve) 09/03/2015]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Nkole
- Person
- Field collector John Roscoe
- Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition
- PRM source John Roscoe
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1920
- Date collected
- 1919
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1921
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Hollowed
- Dimensions
- Height: max 245 mm, Diameter: max 250 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1921.9.8
- Research and responses
Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8
Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8
Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Technique, Food Accessory
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