water-vessel
- Museum number
- Af1939,07.20
- Description
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Register 1939:
Pottery vessel, red with horizontal flutings on body,flaring top supported by two handles: mouth closed by flat surface perforated with numerous holes.
- Dimensions
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Height: 17.70 centimetres
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Width: 13.60 centimetres
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Depth: 10.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register 1939:
'Water vessels used by the Moslems of N. Nigeria for ceremonial washing before prayer.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1939
- Acquisition notes
- Register 1939:
1-30,34,35 Collected by donor in northern Nigeria between 1909 and 1934.
Coll. 1913.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1939,07.20
