Pot
Kongo water storage pots were made by women, using coiled clay technique. As liquid evaporated through the sides of the fired pot, the water inside stayed cool.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 9/1889/69
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Containers
- Collection Area Region
- Central Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Dennett, Mr Richard Edward (from the collection of)
- Material
- clay | | | |
- Common Name
- pot
- Simple Name
- pot
- Production Town
- Loango
- Production County
- Lower Congo River
- Production Country
- Cabinda
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
- 1889
