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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-17039, described as Round bottomed ceramic bowl decorated with a broad-armed, red "X" in the interior, and a row of raised dots 1.0cm below the exterior edge. Some areas of the bowl are fire-blackened from firing . Bottom of bowl is round with no base ring. Bowl has a crack from rim to bottom on one side.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-17040, described as Round bottomed ceramic bowl decorated with a broad-armed, black "X" in the interior separated with red triangular shapes, and a row of raised dots 1-1.5cm below the rim on the exterior. A small area of the base of the bowl is fire-blackened from firing. Base is slightly flattened.
Hearst Museum object titled Bust, accession number 5-17025, described as Ceramic bust of an African man with mustache & beard around mouth. Made of a dark brown ceramic material, highlighted with white (eyes/beard) and black at neck. Made by craftsman in Livingstone. Maker's name "Pomo" inscribed on back.
Hearst Museum object titled Bust, accession number 5-17024, described as Ceramic bust of an African man w/ a very elongated cranium, and wearing a single string of white beads around his neck. Made of a dark brown ceramic material. "RBMU _L" inscribed on back. Made by craftsman in Livingstone. 1950
Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 5-17018, described as Ceramic pipe bowl composed of a small bowl decorated with alternate crosshatched bands and undecorated bands each of which is periodically interspersed with small geometric elements. The bowl sits upon the neck of an animal with curled horns. The stem of the pipe emerges from the neck of the animal. Two legs serve to provide a standing base of the pipe bowl, along with the animal's muzzle. By lla, before 1974.
Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 5-17031, described as Man's pipe with bamboo stem and ceramic bowl, modeled in the shape of a man's head. Stem is rough cut and tapered at the end attached to the bowl. Ceramic bowl is attached by a hollow tube (partially broken) and is of a terracotta clay filed to very dark brown. Native name = mfuko. 1972. Africa, Ambia, Gwembe, Tonga, Chipepo Chieftan.
Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 5-17026, described as Long ,wooden, pipe stem (87.6cm)with a hollow center, which ends in a metal spike (8.7cm), to which a ceramic pipe bowl on a short, "L" shaped stem, is inserted 9.0cm above the base of the pipe stem. The stem is decorated with 4 detachable rings of beading, 2 of which have short beaded tassels. The ceramic pipe bowl is carinated with the area above the shoulder left plain, but the lower section crosshatched. A single plain "V" on the outer side, and a plain band on the inner side of the crosshatched section are the only decoration. The stem has 2 small rectangular protuberances on opposing sides of the stem, which ends in an angled, slightly flared stub. 4.5cm from the base of the bowl, a right angle bend occurs in the stem which tapers slightly and is inserted into the side of the wooden stem. The bowl is secured to the wooden stem with fine wire lashing at stub and through holes in the side of the carinated ridge of the bowl. Collected in 1982. Zambia, Gwembe Valley, Chipepo Chieftaincy.
Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-17037, described as Ceramic vessel used for preparing food. Dark grey clay, mikacious clay fired to black. At the top of the shoulder where it meets the neck of the vessel, pot is decorated with a double band of stippling below which there is a design of triangles, also of double, stippled bands. Base of pot is round with no base ring. 1949.

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