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Milk Jar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Milk Jar

Artist/Maker (Uganda)
Datenot dated
Mediumwood, tin, cotton and plant fiber
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 x 7 x 6 3/4 in. (21.3 x 17.8 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Charles Jones
Terms
    Object number2009.17.3
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    DescriptionThe pastoral peoples of Northern Kenya and Uganda are the only groups where women carve wood; elsewhere in Africa, men are the woodcarvers. Milk containers are washed and fumigated daily with smoke and ash from burnt grass. This practice sterilizes the jar and imparts a highly appreciated smoky flavor to the milk.
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