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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