Ceramic vessel

Museum number:
5-13110
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013110
Description:
Tuker., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13110, acc no. 3174. File code: 5.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood of Wa-Tar tree hollowed out from bottom hole. Context of use: Used by older men and women for carrying tobacco. Description: Tobacco bottle- wood; round bottom, narrow neck with lip. Rag stopper cylindrical side protrusion; plugged hole in the bottom; h. 10 cm d. 6 cm.
Collection place:
Mangai, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Mangai, Boni
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Collection date:
August, 1975
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Vessels (containers)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ceramic vessel, accession number 5-13110, described as Tuker., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13110, acc no. 3174. File code: 5.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood of Wa-Tar tree hollowed out from bottom hole. Context of use: Used by older men and women for carrying tobacco. Description: Tobacco bottle- wood; round bottom, narrow neck with lip. Rag stopper cylindrical side protrusion; plugged hole in the bottom; h. 10 cm d. 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ceramic vessel, accession number 5-13110, described as Tuker., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13110, acc no. 3174. File code: 5.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood of Wa-Tar tree hollowed out from bottom hole. Context of use: Used by older men and women for carrying tobacco. Description: Tobacco bottle- wood; round bottom, narrow neck with lip. Rag stopper cylindrical side protrusion; plugged hole in the bottom; h. 10 cm d. 6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic vessel, accession number 5-13110, described as Tuker., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13110, acc no. 3174. File code: 5.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Wood of Wa-Tar tree hollowed out from bottom hole. Context of use: Used by older men and women for carrying tobacco. Description: Tobacco bottle- wood; round bottom, narrow neck with lip. Rag stopper cylindrical side protrusion; plugged hole in the bottom; h. 10 cm d. 6 cm.

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