Ceramic Water Cooler

An earthenware ceramic water cooler painted in red, and decorated in black and white. Though it comes from Gambia, it is included here as it was originally collected by a member of Sierra Leone's Krio community, Mrs Mary Jane King. 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 Mary Jane King was probably a trader.

Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels
  • Object: Ceramic Water Cooler
  • Materials: Ceramic
  • Culture Group: Other, Krio
  • Dimensions: 320 mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1906
  • Associated Places: Senegal: Sine: Saloum River (Collected and created)
  • Associated People: Mrs. Mary King (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
  • Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
  • Accession Number: LIVCM.16.2.06.8

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