barrel (containers); stopper (containers)

A harvest barrel made of wood. The barrel is a short cylinder that has been painted dark green, with one side having an inscription in red paint. The outer edge has two strips of iron running the circumference of the barrel and there are two iron rods that would allow a strap to pass through. On the bottom of the barrel are two narrow pieces of wood to form feet and the top slat has a protrusion with a round hole. There is a large stopper made from cork that is roughly cylindrical with some shaping on the lower half to fit in the barrel.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn14513
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 214 mm x 183 mm x 101 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; iron; cork; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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