. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. LOBEDU POTTERY 303 TYPES AND USES The Lobedu differentiate pottery vessels primarily according to function, which generally determines the shape, size and decoration of a pot. The pots in the Krige Collection cover the full range of Lobedu pottery except the very big beer-pots which were too large to remove from the locality. The 1930s specimens are described and illustrated here and are used as a standard of comparison for the specimens and data collected in the 1970s. As the number of pots in each
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. LOBEDU POTTERY 303 TYPES AND USES The Lobedu differentiate pottery vessels primarily according to function, which generally determines the shape, size and decoration of a pot. The pots in the Krige Collection cover the full range of Lobedu pottery except the very big beer-pots which were too large to remove from the locality. The 1930s specimens are described and illustrated here and are used as a standard of comparison for the specimens and data collected in the 1970s. As the number of pots in each group is very small, no statistical analysis has been attempted. Average dimensions and the range are given in centimetres; volume is given in litres and the number of pots measured in each group is indicated after the year. 'Nkhd9 (Fig. 12) The nkhd is a very large, spherical beer-pot, usually decorated on the shoulder and round the mouth. Traditionally these pots are used on social occasions when many people are drinking beer. If a family does not have its own nkhd one is borrowed from relations or neighbours (E. Krige 1977, pers. comm.). In many places the half 44-gallon drum has replaced, or is used con-. Fig. 12. Beer being served from a relatively small nkhd into a glass jar, Modjadji's village, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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