COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.2001.1.82ab
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BCM_.2001.1.82ab
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Clay pot (a) with lid (b).
a) Large spherical course gray clay pot; low, round pedestal base; entire wall surface decorated with attached pointed bosses; top rectangular mouth with beveled sides allow for flush fit of lid; long sides of mouth crescent-shape, short ends semi-circular.
b) Lid, surface with bosses and standing chameleon handle grasped under animal's belly; chameleon realistically modeled with four legs, tail curled over back, pricked eyes and slit mouth.
a) Large spherical course gray clay pot; low, round pedestal base; entire wall surface decorated with attached pointed bosses; top rectangular mouth with beveled sides allow for flush fit of lid; long sides of mouth crescent-shape, short ends semi-circular.
b) Lid, surface with bosses and standing chameleon handle grasped under animal's belly; chameleon realistically modeled with four legs, tail curled over back, pricked eyes and slit mouth.
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Clay pot (a) with lid (b).<br><br>a) Large spherical course gray clay pot; low, round pedestal base; entire wall surface decorated with attached pointed bosses; top rectangular mouth with beveled sides allow for flush fit of lid; long sides of mouth crescent-shape, short ends semi-circular.<br><br>b) Lid, surface with bosses and standing chameleon handle grasped under animal's belly; chameleon realistically modeled with four legs, tail curled over back, pricked eyes and slit mouth.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Lobi, Burkina Faso
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Lobi, Burkina Faso
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pot
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Pot
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2000
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2000
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Clay
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Clay
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Container
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Container
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Burkino Faso, Africa
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Burkino Faso, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
a) Height: 14 3/4"; width: 16 1/4"; diameter: 50 3/4"
b) Height: 6 5/8"; width: 7 3/8"
b) Height: 6 5/8"; width: 7 3/8"
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a) Height: 14 3/4"; width: 16 1/4"; diameter: 50 3/4"<br>b) Height: 6 5/8"; width: 7 3/8"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2001.1.82ab
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2001.1.82ab
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
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Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
A water storage pot for an altar inside or outside a Lobi house. Altars represent village "thila," protective spirits who direct life through the interpretations of the soothsayer. All sacred pots have lids to keep out impurities as well as the souls of the dead, who could cause trouble. Newborn babies are washed in water from these pots as protection. Other altar pots are for spirits, medicines and charms.
All sacred water pots have added decoration as specified by a soothsayer. The bosses fight witchcraft and prevent illness and misfortune. The realistically represented chameleon that stands on the lid represents wealth. Lobi pots are built up from coils. Only post-menopausal women may make altar pots. Most pots are for everyday use and there is usually a large number in every home.
All sacred water pots have added decoration as specified by a soothsayer. The bosses fight witchcraft and prevent illness and misfortune. The realistically represented chameleon that stands on the lid represents wealth. Lobi pots are built up from coils. Only post-menopausal women may make altar pots. Most pots are for everyday use and there is usually a large number in every home.
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A water storage pot for an altar inside or outside a Lobi house. Altars represent village "thila," protective spirits who direct life through the interpretations of the soothsayer. All sacred pots have lids to keep out impurities as well as the souls of the dead, who could cause trouble. Newborn babies are washed in water from these pots as protection. Other altar pots are for spirits, medicines and charms.<br><br>All sacred water pots have added decoration as specified by a soothsayer. The bosses fight witchcraft and prevent illness and misfortune. The realistically represented chameleon that stands on the lid represents wealth. Lobi pots are built up from coils. Only post-menopausal women may make altar pots. Most pots are for everyday use and there is usually a large number in every home.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.2001-1-82ab.tif
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BCM_.2001-1-82ab.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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