Accession No.	5
English Name	material for keeping bones
Local Name	Grengdik
Broad Classification	Pottery
Community to whom it belongs	Garo
Place of Collection	Garo Hills
Source of Collection	N.A
Date of Collection	1976
Method of Collection	Purchased
Brief Description		Sketched drawing
It is a vertically extended wooden pot attaining the height of 6 and 3/4". The pot is divided into three parts (a) stand (b) pot proper and (c.) lid Body: The pot portion stands on a circular stand having 2" in diameter. There is constriction between the stand and the body. The body proper is 4" in height having 2 and 3/4" in diameter in the spherical part from immediately above the constricted part and extending upto the free end, the pot is circular and uniform in diameter. The body is hollow and covered by a lid. Lid: The lid is a fine example of wood carving. It is 2 and 3/4" in length. There are as many as 5 circular steps of different dimensions on the body of the lid. The lid at its lower side has been carved to give rise to a circular rim like structure. This structure fits exactly in the open end of the body to serve as a lid. The entire body ( both lid, body proper and the stand) is decorated with circular thick lines in black, red and red with whitish tinge drawn in regular succession. The lid is partially broken in one side only.
Accession No.	73
English Name	Earthen pot for frying rice pan cakes
Local Name	Wein
Broad Classification	Pottery
Community to whom it belongs	Khasi
Place of Collection	Khasi Hills
Source of Collection	Purchased
Date of Collection	1976
Method of Collection	Purchased
Brief Description		Sketched drawing
Size: Diameter at the opening end : 8 and 1/2" Constituent materials: clay Component parts: Body and lid. Description: The pot is circular flat and shallow and assumes the form of a tray with a raised circular wall of 1 and 1/2" in height all around. Its base is flat by the upper side is completely open with a rim of 1/2" in breadth on the free margin of the wall all around the circular opening. It is provided with a separate lid. The lid possess a raised circular rim all around its free margin. It is slightly bulging in the middle. There is a knob like protrusion at the centre on the top. Measurement: Diameter at the free opening end: 8 and 1/2" Height of the rim from the surface ( ie.) wall 1 and 1/2" Breadth of the rim 1/2"
Accession No.	74
English Name	Earthen pot for frying rice pan cakes
Local Name	Wein
Broad Classification	Pottery
Community to whom it belongs	Khasi
Place of Collection	Khasi Hills
Source of Collection	Purchased
Date of Collection	1976
Method of Collection	Purchased
Brief Description		Sketched drawing
Size: Diameter at the opening end : 8 and 1/2" Constituent materials: Clay. Component parts: Body and lid. Description: The pot is circular flat and shallow and assumes the form of a tray with a raised circular wall of 1 and 1/2" in height all around. Its base is flat but the upper side is completely open with a rim of 1/2" in breadth on the free margin of the wall all around the circular opening. It is provided with a separate lid. The lid possess a raised circular rim all around its free margin. It is slightly bulging in the middle. There is a knob like protrusion at the centre on the top. Measurement: Diameter at the free opening end: 8 and 1/2" Height of the rim from the surface ( ie.) wall 1 and 1/2" Breadth of the rim 1/2"
Accession No.	75
English Name	Earthen pot for frying rice pan cakes
Local Name	Wein
Broad Classification	Pottery
Community to whom it belongs	Khasi
Place of Collection	Khasi Hills
Source of Collection	Purchased
Date of Collection	1976
Method of Collection	Purchased
Brief Description		Sketched drawing
Size: Diameter at the opening end : 6 and 1/2" Constituent materials: Clay. Component parts: Body and lid. Description: It is an earthen pot with a separable lid. The body of the pot is something like a bowl or a shallow couldron. Its base is slightly eliptical. The wall all around is circular having a different diameter at different heights. It attains maximum diameter at the free openings ends which is provided with a slightly flat rim of 1/4" in breadth. Measurement: Diameter at the free opening end: 8 and 1/2" Height of the rim from the surface ( ie.) wall 1 and 1/2" Breadth of the rim 1/2"
Accession No.	76
English Name	Earthen pot for frying rice pan cakes
Local Name	Wein
Broad Classification	Pottery
Community to whom it belongs	Khasi
Place of Collection	Khasi Hills
Source of Collection	Purchased
Date of Collection	1976
Method of Collection	Purchased
Brief Description		Sketched drawing
Size: Diameter at the opening end : 8 and 1/2" Constituent materials: Clay. Component parts: Body and lid. Description: The pot is circular flat and shallow and assumes the form of a tray with a raised circular wall of 1 and 1/2" in height all around. Its base is flat but the upper side is completely open with a rim of 1/2" in breadth on the free margin of the wall all around the circular opening. It is provided with a separate lid. The lid possess a raised circular rim all around its free margin. It is slightly bulging in the middle. There is a knob like protrusion at the centre on the top. Measurement: Diameter at the free opening end: 8 and 1/2" Height of the rim from the surface ( ie.) wall 1 and 1/2" Breadth of the rim 1/2"