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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 its purpose is largely decorative and other materials such as plastic, metal and china are used to serve its original practical functions.\r\n\r\nThis large water jar was purchased by the V&A in 1894 from Benjamin Joseph Bucknall, a British architect living in Algiers who died the following year. At the time of its acquisition the jar was described as having been 'made by women of the Beni Jenni tribe, Kabylia'. Its construction and design are typical. The clay was shaped by hand using the thumb and coiling methods. The jar then was decorated with coloured oxides and slips before being fired. The slight porosity of the unglazed jar helped keep its contents cool.","physicalDescription":"Large earthenware water jar, the shape of which resembles an amphora. 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