Vase; Sejana sa le tsopa
Item
Title
Vase; Sejana sa le tsopa
Creator
Unrecorded
Description
Physical Description: Bottle vase shaped water container made of red clay, with a flat base and raised ridge at the neck.
Contextual Description: 02:14:52 He understands ‘yes it is made out of clay, but I don’t understand what the artist was trying to make or achieve’SL: Its not common, no.
[discussion in Tswana]
He says, we are only speculating, maybe the person wanted to make their own bottle. Transcription by KL of MAC_BB_20190817_RPM3 SL Interview with Tshupo Ntono, Village Elder, Language: Setswana with English translations by SL, 2019
[discussion in Tswana]
He says, we are only speculating, maybe the person wanted to make their own bottle. Transcription by KL of MAC_BB_20190817_RPM3 SL Interview with Tshupo Ntono, Village Elder, Language: Setswana with English translations by SL, 2019
Contextual Description: 1:03:26
What is this made of? Clay? Is it Tswana?
NS 1:03:34
Yes. It says it is but that doesn't mean it's right. But it's coming up as Tswana.
SL 1:03:44
I don't know. But then again it might be copies and influences like looking at, looking at the opening... Only somebody who comes from a culture that has already invented a funnel can be interested in coming up with this because otherwise how are you going to pour whatever you're putting in there if you are not aided by a funnel. It's a clayware If you are thinking of the setswana word ...what we do use it for and how? that's why I was like putting those... What's a ...jar
The above notes are from a transcription by Kathleen Lawther of a discussion between Gase Kediseng, JoAnn McGregor, Nicola Stylianou, Scobie Lekhuthile and Winani Thebele which took place at the Khama III Memorial Museum on the 5th of August 2019. To listen to the full recording please follow the link below.
What is this made of? Clay? Is it Tswana?
NS 1:03:34
Yes. It says it is but that doesn't mean it's right. But it's coming up as Tswana.
SL 1:03:44
I don't know. But then again it might be copies and influences like looking at, looking at the opening... Only somebody who comes from a culture that has already invented a funnel can be interested in coming up with this because otherwise how are you going to pour whatever you're putting in there if you are not aided by a funnel. It's a clayware If you are thinking of the setswana word ...what we do use it for and how? that's why I was like putting those... What's a ...jar
The above notes are from a transcription by Kathleen Lawther of a discussion between Gase Kediseng, JoAnn McGregor, Nicola Stylianou, Scobie Lekhuthile and Winani Thebele which took place at the Khama III Memorial Museum on the 5th of August 2019. To listen to the full recording please follow the link below.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
Pre 1899
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Whole: 220 mm x 150 mm
Identifier
R4007/67
Source
Collected by Reverend William Charles Willoughby, a Christian missionary, in what was then the Bechuanaland Protectorate (1885-1966). It is now the Republic of Botswana, having gained independence from Britain in 1966.
From 1889-92 Willoughby was pastor at Union Street Church, Brighton (now The Font pub). From 1893 to 1898 he worked for the London Missionary Society in Bechuanaland. He assembled this collection of objects during this period. This was a period of social and technological changes and these objects represent traditional lifestyles and skills, rather than the contemporary lives of the people Willoughby met.
Willoughby's collection was loaned to Brighton Museum in 1899 when he returned to the UK. The loan was converted into a donation in 1936, and accessioned as acquisition R4007.
Some objects were re-numbered with the WA (World Art) numbering system in the 2000s. These numbers have been reverted to the original R4007/... numbers where possible for consistency in 2019.
From 1889-92 Willoughby was pastor at Union Street Church, Brighton (now The Font pub). From 1893 to 1898 he worked for the London Missionary Society in Bechuanaland. He assembled this collection of objects during this period. This was a period of social and technological changes and these objects represent traditional lifestyles and skills, rather than the contemporary lives of the people Willoughby met.
Willoughby's collection was loaned to Brighton Museum in 1899 when he returned to the UK. The loan was converted into a donation in 1936, and accessioned as acquisition R4007.
Some objects were re-numbered with the WA (World Art) numbering system in the 2000s. These numbers have been reverted to the original R4007/... numbers where possible for consistency in 2019.
William Charles Willoughby
Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
1893-1898
Space/Place
Shosong, Central District, Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International