Accession No

1926.234 B


Description

Wooden milking pot on, tall bowl on three legs, decorated with lines in poker-work forming triangles. Cleaned with cows urine and then hung up in smoke. There is a hole in one leg to pass a string through to suspend over the fire.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Tanzania


Period


Source

Scupham (Major) [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1926.234 B


Cultural Affliation

Wa-Tusi; ?Tutsi


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements

193mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1926.234 A-B reads: 'Two wooden milking pots on 3 legs, decorated with lines in poker-work forming triangles. These are cleaned with cows urine and then hung up in smoke. Each has a hole in one leg to pass a string through to suspend over the fire.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
'"Tutsi" added - ?same as "Wa-Tusi"'.
Event Date 7/12/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Wooden milking pot on, tall bowl on three legs, decorated with lines in poker-work forming triangles. Cleaned with cows urine and then hung up in smoke. There is a hole in one leg to pass a string through to suspend over the fire.
Event Date 6/4/2022
Author: Louise Puckett


FM:296163

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