Pot

65-10-179

From: Peru | Rio Curanja

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Xumu
Object Number 65-10-179
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cashinahua
Provenience Peru | Rio Curanja
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Brown ware with large areas of black smudges; narrow neck flares to large round base, bttom rounded; rim flares and is knobbed; upper part (shoulder) and neck covered with rec rectilinear painted designs. Used as water jar. Also called a kampun.

Height 29 cm
Outside Diameter 26 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965

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