large, round, black pot with flare base ring. incised concentric rings at shoulder. 4 triangular bosses with one hole each at shoulder with decorative twine. opposite shoulder, 1 rectangular boss with 5 holes. short, slightly flared neck. cross hatching on either side of bosses. raised decorative elements at 4 positions below bosses.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Culture or time period:
Fuge and Gurage
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pots (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 14, 2009
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 27 centimeters and diameter 25.3 centimeters