Accession No
1948.2343 B
Description
Pot of burnished red ware. Inverted rim, rounded body and flat base. Decorated with triangular patterns. Black firing marks on base. Section missing from rim.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2343 B
Cultural Affliation
Twa [Batwa; Central African Foragers]
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
85mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1948.2343 A[.1-2]-B reads: 'Two cup shaped pots.
A: Burnished blackware. Flat base, a ridge just below the mouth to rest the lid. Pattern of stick-mark filled arrows just below ridge. Rounded lid with a round 'button' handle on top. Pattern of half circles round the edge. The lid is badly fitting, too small, and may not belong. Diam: of base 2.5". Diam: of mouth 2.2".
B: Similar pot of red-ware, no lid. Pattern of stick-mark filled triangles pointing upwards. Ridge below mouth. Diam: of base 2.4". Diameter of mouth: 2.8".'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pot with lid, both of burnished black ware. Lid [.1] hemispherical in shape with centred, rounded handle. Decorated with pattern above base. Pot [.2] with inverted rim, rounded body and flat base. Decorated with horizontal band of chevrons.
Event Date 1/12/2022
Author: maa
FM:300400
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