Jar Item Number: B623 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round wooden jar that tapers towards the base and has an incised horizontal ring around the middle.
History Of Use
Measuring rice (1/2 kg. Rice - 1 pound) in market.
Narrative
Received by Joy Inglis in Bihar.
Item History
- Made in Bihar, India
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jerome Soreng before 1968
- Received from Jerome Soreng (Donor) during 1968
What
- Name
- Jar
- Identification Number
- B623
- Type of Item
- jar
- Material
- karanj wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- turned and stained
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, diameter 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Jerome Soreng
- Received from
- Jerome Soreng (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bihar, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0146/0021