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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Oceanic; Melanesian
Title:	Pot for smoking or drying fish
Date Made:	20th century
Type:	Container
Materials:	Ceramic; earthenware and natural fibers
Place Made:	Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea; East Sepik Province, Dimir Village
Measurements:	Overall: 15 in x 11 in; 38.1 cm x 27.9 cm
Accession Number:	MH 1979.30.24
Credit Line:	Gift of Mary S. Olmsted (Class of 1941)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
A ceramic pot with holes on the bottom, which would be hung over a fire to allow the contents to smoke or dry.

Tags:
pottery; vessels; containers; indigenous people

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