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Jug

Spherical clay jug with a short neck. The rim of the opening is splayed outwards. Below the neck and on the entire lower section there is an intricate pattern of closely arranged, small square indentations resembling woven hessian. A white band with a carved zigzag pattern runs around the circumference of the pot in the middle. Five burls have been added to the upper ornamental band below the neck.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Hausa
Object type
Krug
Dimensions
Höhe: 270.0 mm, Durchmesser: 250.0 mm
Material/Technique
Tongut
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0807

Provenance and sources

when
1880 - 1898

when
1899

where
Nigeria (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
Sudan (location/origin)

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