Cylindrical wooden vessel with pedestal foot. Wooden mortar with painted bands of colour. The top and bottom rims of the vessel itself, which are slightly expanded, have been painted red or orange. The next bands in from these are painted yellow with a thin red band running through it, and then a green band with a black band in between. The exterior of the foot is painted with two bands of red. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cylindrical wooden vessel with pedestal foot. Wooden mortar with painted bands of colour. The top and bottom rims of the vessel itself, which are slightly expanded, have been painted red or orange. The next bands in from these are painted yellow with a thin red band running through it, and then a green band with a black band in between. The exterior of the foot is painted with two bands of red. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/10/2016]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; [Eastern Sudan]
Person: Field collector Mrs George Davis Hornblower; PRM source Mrs George Davis Hornblower
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1921
Date collected: By 1921
Acquisition information: Donated: 1921
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Turned, Process Painted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 115 mm, Height: max 194 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.56.6.1

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