Cauldron
date: label: Accession Date
content: 7 Nov 2019
name: label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Ogun (warrior and spirit of metal and work) ceremonial object consisting of a cast iron cauldron on three legs, an interior piece, and 10 railroad spikes. The free-standing interior piece is a stand supporting two hanging circles from which variously shaped metal pieces hang. The railroad spikes are hand-forged and rusty. Also found in the cauldron were nails, small stones, and other debris. This was on exhibit in the Rhythms of Identity exhibition at the Smithsonian Latino Center (2000). The goal of the RI collection was to provide context for Afro-Cuban musical instruments. Most items were bought in Cuban botanicas and are mass-produced religious items.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Jun 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 12
place: label: Place
content: Cuba (not certain), Caribbean (not certain)
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Cuban, Santería
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2082129
label: USNM Number
content: E436194-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial Object
physicalDescription: label: Height - Cauldron
content: 24 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Cauldron
content: 32.4 cm
label: Height - Cauldron Interior Piece
content: 39.4 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Cauldron Interior
content: 18.3 cm
label: Maximum Length - Cauldron Spike
content: 16 cm
label: Maximum Width - Cauldron Spike
content: 3.5 cm