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1940.7.142

Cylindrical wooden milk-pail, model. A flat base with protruding parts around rim. A handle raised above the top, attached at both sides.

1940.7.142

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cylindrical wooden milk-pail, model. A flat base with protruding parts around rim. A handle raised above the top, attached at both sides.
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Southern Angola near Namacunde
Cultural groups
Kwanyama
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions
Height: max 166 mm, Diameter: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.142 Other numbers: 36.2310

Search terms: Model, Vessel, Food and Drink, Bucket, Food Accessory