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Detail of the decoration of a coffee pot (jabanoy, Amharic borrowing from jebena) with globular body, long neck, pouring spout and handle. Incised-frieze decoration on the main body of the pot made of several parallel bands framing a zigzag. Purchased by the Chabu at the local market.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E02

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Jabanoy

Cultural group

Chabu

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Gobul, Gambela

Item/object

Jabanoy

Materials

Clay

Cultural context/event

Social gathering

Social group setting

Community

Location

Cooking area

Date of creation

2021-08-12

Unique ID

2019LG07-E02-1128