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1922.12.11

Small bowl containing charcoal and covered with a piece of cloth, part of a witch-doctor's outfit.

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1922.12.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small bowl containing charcoal and covered with a piece of cloth, part of a witch-doctor's outfit.
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Kavirondo Nyanza Province
Cultural groups
Luo
Person
Field collector Oscar Ferris Watkins
PRM source Oscar Ferris Watkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Charcoal, Material Textile, Process Woven, Process Recycled, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions
Diameter: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.12.11

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Religion, Divination Religion, Bowl, Religious Object, Divination Accessory