Bissao Country Pot

A ceramic pot from Biasso. It is included as it was originally collected by a member of Sierra Leone's Krio community, Mrs James. From the mid-nineteenth century, Krio traders, missionaries and professionals settled along the coast of West Africa and in settlements on the Niger River. This Krio diaspora maintained close links with Sierra Leone through steam shipping lines, and objects from throughout the region found their way to Freetown where they were sometimes acquired by European collectors. Mrs James was a trader, based in Freetown.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels
• Object: Bissao Country Pot
• Materials: Ceramic
• Culture Group: Krio
• Dimensions: 271 mm
• Production Date: Pre 1903
• Associated Places: Guinea-Bissau (Collected and created)
• Associated People: Mrs James (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
• Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
• Accession Number: LIVCM.14.4.03.12

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