Pot

Museum number:
9-11010a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210911010a@2cb
Alternate number:
310 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
a) water carrier, ritual; in shape of bullock; copper; 11 cm length, 7 cm width; b) cover, diameter 4.6 cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pots (containers)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
carries and stores water from River Ganges; water gathered while on pilgrimage; used by men or women. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
A— length 11 centimeters, A— width 7 centimeters, and B— diameter 4.6 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #35: El Camino College (February 10, 1978–June 27, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pot, accession number 9-11010a,b, described as a) water carrier, ritual; in shape of bullock; copper; 11 cm length, 7 cm width; b) cover, diameter 4.6 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pot, accession number 9-11010a,b, described as a) water carrier, ritual; in shape of bullock; copper; 11 cm length, 7 cm width; b) cover, diameter 4.6 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pot, accession number 9-11010a,b, described as a) water carrier, ritual; in shape of bullock; copper; 11 cm length, 7 cm width; b) cover, diameter 4.6 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 9-11010a,b, described as a) water carrier, ritual; in shape of bullock; copper; 11 cm length, 7 cm width; b) cover, diameter 4.6 cm

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