Accession No

1948.2375 B


Description

A carved wooden bowl for holding milk or sour milk. It is an elongated oval shape with a rounded base, and a slightly pointed edge at one end of the rim. There are two thin, rod-like handles, one at each end.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2375 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements

190mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1948.2375 A-C: 'Three wooden bowls for holding milk or sour milk. Of lightish yellow wood on which the knife marks can still be seen, they have rounded bases, handles consisting of a straight stick cut in one with the bowl; they are deep, and all three have the mouth outlines by a thin black line.
A: Canoe-shaped, narrow mouth, one handle.
B: Long oval shape, wider mouth, handle at each end.
C: Almost round, very small, small oval mouth, one handle.'
A: previously 2 handles, 1 broken off and missing. R.Hand 13/11/2001'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A carved wooden bowl for holding milk or sour milk. It is an elongated oval shape with a rounded base, and a slightly pointed edge at one end of the rim. There are two thin, rod-like handles, one at each end.
Event Date 29/11/2022
Author: maa


FM:300311

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