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1900.38.116

Painted and glazed pottery figure of a camel.

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1900.38.116

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Collection type
Object
Description
Painted and glazed pottery figure of a camel.
Long description
Painted and glazed pottery figure of a camel. Squareish body, prominent Adam's apple, small hump, large feet, perforated below tail. Decorated with geometric designs, possibly suggesting camel trappings. [JN 19/1/99]
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Tama Osht five miles from Tagamunt Azuz
Cultural groups
Kabyle Berber
Person
Field collector David Randall MacIver
PRM source David Randall MacIver
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Modelled, Process Glazed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 225 mm, Length: max 220 mm, Width: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.38.116

Search terms: Figure, Pottery, Animal Figure

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