Accession No
1936.199 B
Description
Kinu. Wooden mortar for use with 1936.199 A. Asymmetric bicone with solid foot and deep bowl. The waist is decorated with carved diamonds highlighted with burnt blackening; there is a ring of black around the mouth. Several splits in the wood have been repaired with copper staples.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Bububu
Period
Source
Wilson, Fergus Brunswick [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1936.199 B; 5 [written on object]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
kinu
Measurements
292mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Wooden pestle and mortar. Native name of mortar Kinu. Village of Bububu, 7 miles North from City.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
B badly cracked with original repair, using ?copper staples.
Event Date 18/1/2002
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Kinu. Wooden mortar for use with 1936.199 A. Asymmetric bicone with solid foot and deep bowl. The waist is decorated with carved diamonds highlighted with burnt blackening; there is a ring of black around the mouth. Several splits in the wood have been repaired with copper staples.
Event Date 5/4/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:296076
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