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Kabyle pottery was traditionally made for domestic purposes such as preparing and serving food, storing water and providing light, and for ritual occasions such as births and weddings. Today it is largely decorative and other materials such as plastic, metal and china are used to serve its original practical functions.\r\n\r\nThis oil lamp was purchased by the V&A in 1868 as part of a group of 51 Kabyle items. Its construction and design are typical. The clay was shaped by hand using the thumb and coiling methods. Before firing, the lamp was decorated with kaolin, coloured oxides and slips (liquid clay), usually in blocks of red and white overlaid by geometric designs applied in black. Pots not intended for use in cooking, like this one, also had a resin applied to give a glazed surface. This gave a yellow colour and ensured that the pot was watertight.","physicalDescription":"Earthenware oil lamp with two spouts and three wicks. 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Various domestic objects belonging to the Kabyle Arabs. Painted earthenware. Modern North African. Bought, 30l\r\n[Added by hand in pen] 6 at Burslem Museum\r\n1 each at:- 18\r\nMansfield, Nottingham, Penzance, Sleaford, Stoke, Torquay, Putney, Rotherham, Selby, Shipley, Stourbridge, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Kendal, Lowestoft, Canterbury, Coventry, Glasgow.\r\n13 at Edinburgh.\r\n5 in Lockers, Rm. 133: 31/34, 28\r\n8 in Crypt\r\n1 in Case 10 B.G.M 31/15\r\n[Added by hand in pen at top of page] 31/3, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 26, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43. Transferred permanently to the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh 21/2771 & 4613.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Oil lamp (mesbah), earthenware, Algeria, Grande Kabyle, Djurdjura region (probably Aït Aïssi group), before 1868","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Vincentelli, Moira. Reflections on a Kabyle Pot: Algerian Women and the Decorative Tradition. <u>Journal of Design History</u>. 1989, vol.2, nos. 2 & 3. pp.123-128"}],"production":"Grande Kabyle, Djurdjura region (probably Aït Aïssi group)","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["31:11-1868"],"accessionNumberNum":"31","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1868,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-18","recordCreationDate":"2008-03-26","availableToBook":false}}