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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