Pottery crucible

Museum number:
18-659
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
307 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
pottery crucible; L. 11.5 cm.; cf. 18-742.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Indonesia, West Sumatra, BKT Minangkabau
Culture or time period:
Minangkabau
Collector:
Nancy Tanner and Rivai Sjarif
Collection date:
1965-1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Crucibles and Pottery
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
used by goldsmith to pour gold. 18-659-667 are a set made by an unknown specialist.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 11.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pottery crucible, accession number 18-659, described as pottery crucible; L. 11.5 cm.; cf. 18-742.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pottery crucible, accession number 18-659, described as pottery crucible; L. 11.5 cm.; cf. 18-742.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pottery crucible, accession number 18-659, described as pottery crucible; L. 11.5 cm.; cf. 18-742.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pottery crucible, accession number 18-659, described as pottery crucible; L. 11.5 cm.; cf. 18-742.

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