Ekyanzi (Milk Jug)
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unknown Ugandan
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Ekyanzi (Milk Jug)
1965-1999
Omusisa wood
8 in. x 7 in. (diameter) (20.32 cm x 17.78 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
99.16.31
Acquisition Date:
1999 or earlier
Geography:
Africa, Uganda
Classification:
Tools and Equipment; Food Processing, Preparation, & Service
Culture/Nationality:
Hima or Nyoro, Ugandan, East African, African
Collection:
Kilbride Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- African - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Africa, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- East African - Styles and cultures of the eastern area of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, that together with the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia) make up Eastern Africa.
- Hima - Describes works produced by the African people of the same name living in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- milk - White or yellowish white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals.
- Nyoro
- Ugandan - The style and culture of the central African State, Uganda.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- The Philip L. Kilbride Memorial Exhibition Bryn Mawr College , Apr 5, 2013 – Jul 25, 2014
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Owner Name: Gift of Philip Kilbride, Professor of Anthropology
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Acquisition Method: Purchased/Collected
Ownership Start Date: Last quarter 20th century
Ownership End Date: 1999
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
- Ezio Bassani and Michael Bockemühl. The Power of Form (Milan, Italy: Skira Editore, 2002), 259.
- Minister of Culture and Community Development, Uganda Crafts: Kampala (Kampala, Uganda: Ministry of Culture and Community Development, 1965), 11, 40. Figure Number: A6b
- "African Heritage Document and Research Center." (Accessed June 11, 2020): AHDRC.eu. Record No.: 0160084.
Related Bibliography List
The following Related Bibliography exist for this object:
- Klaus Wachsmann and Margaret Trowell. Tribal Crafts of Uganda (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1953), 109. Figure Number: Plate 17
- "Uganda - Ethnic Groups." Uganda - Ethnic Groups. (Accessed April 1, 2020): University of Pennsylvania, https://www.africa.upenn.edu/NEH/u-ethn.html.
- Minister of Culture and Community Development, Uganda Crafts: Kampala (Kampala, Uganda: Ministry of Culture and Community Development, 1965), 11, 40. Figure Number: A6b
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