Ceremonial Chief's Pot

2005.01.0001

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Artifact Identification Ceremonial Chief's Pot   (2005.01.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Bamana, Bambara

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 62 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 52 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 19.4 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks 24 3/4 H x 20 1/2 Diameter, donor’s measurements in inches The second largest dimension is an estimate of the diameter around the widest portion of the pot. The third largest dimension is the width of the opening of the pot.
Materials Clay
Manufacturing Processes Firing, Forming
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description

115 - Featured Objects: Anonymous Donation of Western and Central African artifacts Originating in the western and central regions of Africa, this group of over 70 artifacts includes stools, wooden bowls, musical instruments, coil currency, beer pots, honey pots, and cache sexe (beaded aprons for young girls), as well as many other items. These objects, given by an anonymous donor in 2005, and representing many culture groups in Africa, support the Museum’s mission by helping interpret the diversity of cultures across the globe. 2005.01.0010 – Seed Pod Dance Rattle 2005.01.0011 – Coil Currency from Nigeria 2005.01.0015 – Stool from Tanzania 2005.01.0021 – Cache Sexe from the Kirdi peoples 2005.01.0030 – Wooden Bowl from the Tuareg peoples 2005.01.0041 – Chief’s Honey Pot

Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Reconstructing the History of an African Ceramic Tradition: Technology, Slavery and Agency in the Region of Kadiolo (Mali) by Barbara E. Frank, Cahiers d’Etudes africaines, 131, XXXIII-3, 1993, pp. 381-401.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Anonymous
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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