Collector:

Dr. Louise A. Cort  Search this

Purna Chandra Mishra  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Louise A. Cort  Search this

Height - Object:

9 cm

Diameter - Object:

34.3 cm

Culture:

Oriya Kumbharas, Kumbhara-Bisois, Jagannath Temple Potters  Search this

Object Type:

Potter's Wheel

Place:

Tikarapada Village / Puri Town, Puri, Orissa (Odisha), India, Asia

Accession Date:

1 Aug 1988

Collection Date:

1980

Notes:

MADE BY CARPENTER GOPALA MAHARANA, MALE OF NUASAHI QUARTER, PURI TOWN, WHO DOES ALL TYPES OF WOOD- WORKING AND CARPENTRY REQUIRED BY POTTERS, ESPECIALLY CONSTRUCTION OF FULL-SIZED WHEEL-HEADS. MINIATURE WHEEL- HEAD (PIVOT AND SPOKES ONLY WITHOUT RIM STRUCTURE, MADE ONTHE FULL-SIZED WHEEL WITH CLAY OVER A BAMBO FRAME). MADE TO MY ORDER NOVEMBER, 1980. COST TO ME, 5 RUPEES.

Record Last Modified:

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

361229

USNM Number:

E423338-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33738f17b-e2ba-4d1a-8c50-8abe1a22609a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456349