Accession No
Z 3519
Description
Pot; Water pot - Earthenware Pot
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
Gordon, Arthur Charles Hamilton [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 3519; O.X.820.G
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic (fired); Pottery
Local Term
Saqaniwai [Fiji Project]
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The card bears the following old von Hugel number: "OX 820 G"; Collected by: Gordon.Sir.Arthur.Hamilton- in ?1875.
Event Date 30/7/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Earthenware Pot
Event Date 30/7/1987
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
'O.X.820.G.' and 'Z. 3519' inscribed in white ink on the body of the pot. 'Z. 3619' inscribed in white ink under the footring, partly erased.
Event Date 10/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 3519 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Pot water, drinking. A. H. Gordon, circa 1875.' [added in pencil:] 'OX 820 G'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '14/324'. [stamped in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 14'. [stamped in red ink:] 'CUMAA 30 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card. A black and white photograph of the object stapled to the back of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 3519. Pot, water, drinking. A. H. Gordon, Circa 1875. Show Case Number 14.' [added in pencil:] 'OX 820 G.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '14/324'.
Event Date 10/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
High water pot, glazed and shaped like an egg with a reeded collar and a footring (chipped). The top opening is circular with a notched rim. A short side spout is placed almost half way down the pot and projects slightly upwards. The surface between the neck and the side spout is decorated with three vertical lines in light relief. The rest of the surface is lightly incised with vertical lines.
Event Date 10/1/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden
FM:109967
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