Monkey Jar

Dublin Core

Title

Monkey Jar

Subject

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Description

The monkey jar is a pottery jug used for holding drinking water and keeping it cool. This is because clay is a poor conductor of heat and since the jar is unglazed, water is able to evaporate from its surface to cool the jar. It is known for keeping the water cool. The Monkey jar shows similarity with similar vessels from Africa in its shape and function, giving evidence to support that the design and skill of making this vessel was passed down from enslaved people.

Format

text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object

Type

3D Object

Spatial Coverage

current,13.084317,-59.600278;

License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Barbados Museum and Historical Society

Object

https://sketchfab.com/models/d8ff0d942b18486585bd88f0e3f01b8d/embed

Europeana Type

3D

3D Object Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://eu-lac.org/vmwiki/index.php/Monkey_Jar

DescriptionEN

The monkey jar is a pottery jug used for holding drinking water and keeping it cool. This is because clay is a poor conductor of heat and since the jar is unglazed, water is able to evaporate from its surface to cool the jar. It is known for keeping the water cool. The Monkey jar shows similarity with similar vessels from Africa in its shape and function, giving evidence to support that the design and skill of making this vessel was passed down from enslaved people.