Candomble Medium, Two-Tone Vessel W/ 3 Handles
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: MEDIUM-SIZE CERAMIC VESSEL IS GLAZED IN REDDISH-BROWN AND TAN COLORS. SMALL BASE IS FLAT. BOTTOM OF VESSEL CURVES UPWARD TO BULGING SHOULDERS WITH 3 CURVED HANDLES. SHORT NECK AND SMALL OPENING. PAIRS OF THIN LINES ARE INCISED ALL AROUND AT CERTAIN PARTS OF BODY. ALSO HAS SCALLOPED EDGE BELOW RIM EXTERIOR. TAN GLAZE IS USED TO HIGHLIGHT THESE DECORATIVE AREAS, HANDLES, AND LID. HAS FITTED LID WITH CONVEX EXTERIOR A ND PROMINENT KNOB IN CENTER.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428507-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Vessel
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 24 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 18 cm