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1914.26.124

Brown pottery lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/11/2016]


1914.26.124

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brown pottery lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Long description
Brown pottery lamp. Circular bowl shaped saucer lamp set on a hollow, expanded pedestal foot. The bowl expands from the pedestal to straight sides; the wick lip has been created by pressing down a section of the rim. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Kano
Cultural groups
Hausa
Fulani
Person
Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot
PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Slipped, Process Coiled Handbuilt, Process Thrown
Dimensions
Diameter: max 73 mm, Height: max 43 mm, Length: max 78 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.26.124 Other numbers: FL 18 [F L 18]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp