Vessel

72-1-7

From: Cameroon | Be

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 72-1-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Fulani
Provenience Cameroon | Be
Period Modern
Section African
Materials Ceramic
Description

For water storage. Spherical vessel with two opposed spouts on upper body with loop handle on top between them. Handle has sub-rectangular cross section. entire vessel and interior of spouts is coated with red-orange slip (?). band of cord braid rouletting at center body with upper border of two horizonally incised lines and lower border of double incised festoons. Also decorated with white and black paint- like substance.

Height 31 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Cameroon Government; Cameroon Archaeological Reconnaisance; Frank Bartell and Nicholas C. David, 1972

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