Cooking Pot

65-10-180

From: Peru | Rio Curanja

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Kenti
Object Number 65-10-180
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cashinahua
Provenience Peru | Rio Curanja
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Reddish brown ware with black smudges; partially smoothed; wide neck slightly narrowed; flaring rim; bttom rounded; interior partially blackened; rather small type of cooking vessel. Used for cooking meat or manioc.

Height 23.5 cm
Outside Diameter 30 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965

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