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- Kassena peoples
- lidded pot, mid 1900s
- Where object was made: Burkina Faso or Ghana
- ceramic. incising
- Object Height/Diameter: 39 x 34 cm
Object Height/Diameter: 15 3/8 x 13 3/8 in - Anonymous gift
- On view: Stewart Gallery, 406, W6
- PG2008.050.a,b
- Kassena peoples
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Dark brown ceramic pot that is undecorated and rough on the bottom half, then has a horizontal band at the widest point. Above that is a pattern of incised lines in an upside-down "V" shape, repeated four times around the shoulder of the jar. Above that are more incised lines in a curved shape, following the contours of the jar. At the top, there is a square opening and a ceramic lid that fits inside and extends up to a funnel-shaped top. At each of the corners of the lid and in the corresponding spot of the rim, there is a small hole, where the lid could be secured to the body of the pot.