E0860: India- Vase

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0860

Classification Category:

7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container

Marks/Labels:

TAG "Oil Vessel Earthenware (Cuka)"

Materials:

clay ➔ ceramic ➔ earthenware

Dimensions:

9 cm W
14.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Santal, India

Description:

Small pot with sides that bulge out and then narrow into neck.

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