Wooden milk pot in a strong work carier. The pot is black with a red band towards the base. Carve marks remain across the vessel, creating a zig-zag effect. Shallow horizontal groove at the bottom of the tall narrow neck. [RM [OPS move] 20/9/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden milk pot in a strong work carier. The pot is black with a red band towards the base. Carve marks remain across the vessel, creating a zig-zag effect. Shallow horizontal groove at the bottom of the tall narrow neck. [RM [OPS move] 20/9/2016]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Cultural groups: Nkole; Hima
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, Material String, Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 245 mm, Diameter: max 191 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.9.10
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

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