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Cauldron

ca. 1925

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A large circular iron cauldron. It has a rounded body, three short conical legs attached to the bottom, and a slight indentation just below the opening lip, which flairs outwards. There is a raised horizontal ridge running around the circumference of the vessel. There are two small thick vertical handles on each side of the cauldron, near the vessel's mouth.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2017.108.20.2

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