Jug

Museum number:
5-7854a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21057854a@2cb
Alternate number:
85 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Hide bag with plug; a) bag; camel (?) hide; one piece forms globular-shaped body, other forms neck inserted into body & sewn in place; hide strap handle; b) wooden plug with hole through top; diameter 33 cm; height 52 cm. Used by men and women to store grain, ghi, or milk. Collected Dec 1966.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21) (Bought or taken from Turkana)
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Dec. 1966
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Jugs (vessels)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Jug, accession number 5-7854a,b, described as Hide bag with plug; a) bag; camel (?) hide; one piece forms globular-shaped body, other forms neck inserted into body & sewn in place; hide strap handle; b) wooden plug with hole through top; diameter 33 cm; height 52 cm. Used by men and women to store grain, ghi, or milk. Collected Dec 1966.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jug, accession number 5-7854a,b, described as Hide bag with plug; a) bag; camel (?) hide; one piece forms globular-shaped body, other forms neck inserted into body & sewn in place; hide strap handle; b) wooden plug with hole through top; diameter 33 cm; height 52 cm. Used by men and women to store grain, ghi, or milk. Collected Dec 1966.

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