Accession No

1948.2350 B


Description

Pot of burnished red ware with everted rim, rounded body and flat base. Decorated below neck with two horizontal bands filled with rows of short diagonal lines. Horizontal band above base. Black firing marks present. Two small chip to the rim.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

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


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2350 B


Cultural Affliation

Twa [Batwa; Central African Foragers]


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

95mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1948.2350 A-B reads: 'Two red-ware pots; flat bases, round bodies, narrow necks, everted lips.
A: Rough, unburnished, pinkish, with considerable marks of firing. The body has a rough design of loop and points filled in with tiny stick marks. Broad base, and pronounced everted lip. Height 4". Diam. of base 3.5". Diam. of mouth 2.45".
B: Smaller, smooth, burnished. Broad base, and pattern of stick marks within parallel lines below the neck as 48.2353 A/B. Considerable firing marks on the body. height 3.5". Diam. of base 2.5". Diam. of mouth 1.5".'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register description for 1948.2350 A-B reads: 'Round red-ware pots. A: unburnished. B: burnished.'
Event Date 1948
Author: Annie Tomkins


Description (Physical description)
Pot of burnished red ware with everted rim, rounded body and flat base. Decorated below neck with two horizontal bands filled with rows of short diagonal lines. Horizontal band above base. Black firing marks present. Two small chip to the rim.
Event Date 1/12/2022
Author: maa


FM:300375

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