Pot

Museum number:
9-11011a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210911011a@2cb
Alternate number:
309 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
A) water carrier, ritual; brass and copper; brass and copper 13 cm length; 10 cm width B) cover, diameter 6.4 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:
Brass (alloy) and 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:
Used by men and women while on pilgrimage by the River Ganges; used to store and carry water from the river; Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
A— width 10 centimeters, B— diameter 6.4 centimeters, and A— length 13 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pot, accession number 9-11011a,b, described as A) water carrier, ritual; brass and copper; brass and copper 13 cm length; 10 cm width B) cover, diameter 6.4 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pot, accession number 9-11011a,b, described as A) water carrier, ritual; brass and copper; brass and copper 13 cm length; 10 cm width B) cover, diameter 6.4 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pot, accession number 9-11011a,b, described as A) water carrier, ritual; brass and copper; brass and copper 13 cm length; 10 cm width B) cover, diameter 6.4 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 9-11011a,b, described as A) water carrier, ritual; brass and copper; brass and copper 13 cm length; 10 cm width B) cover, diameter 6.4 cm

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