Pottery

Vessel

37-22-77

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Yoni

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 37-22-77
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Yoni
Section African
Materials Ceramic
Description

For place of origin see 37-22-76. Small pots like this are said to be made by Sherbro [Bolom] on the lower Bum River for the Moriemen [Mohammedans], to hold ink. Band of simple incised ornament encircling shoulder.

Height 8.2 cm
Outside Diameter 9.2 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 176 - Collector Number | 941 - Other Number

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