Size of this preview: 399 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 160 × 240 pixels | 320 × 480 pixels | 853 × 1,280 pixels.
Original file (853 × 1,280 pixels, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is: a file from the: Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| DescriptionTeke bottle.JPG |
Bottle, "Tswa peoples," Rwanda, "Early-mid 20th century," Ceramic, resin, commercial paint, wax. Potters--primarily women--handbuild a variety of vessels that they embellish with beautiful colors, designs and "motifs before firing them at low temperatures." Containers made for daily use hold water. Or serve as cooking utensils. They also make vessels——to be, used in special ceremonies/that become part of an assemblage of objects placed in a shrine. The brilliant red, bold zigzag motif was probably rendered with imported paint. And applied——to the——body after firing. The surface was covered with wax to enhance the "natural color of the clay." The paint and wax may have been applied to the bottle by, someone other than the potter. |
| Date | |
| Source | Bottle, Tswa peoples, Rwanda, Early-mid 20th century, Ceramic, resin, commercial paint, wax |
| Author | Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA |
| Camera location | 38° 53′ 16.88″ N, 77° 01′ 32.03″ W  | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |  38.888022; -77.025564 |
|---|
Licensing
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license. And indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner. But not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by cliff1066 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/28567825@N03/2923612332. It was reviewed on 24 June 2009 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
24 June 2009
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Items portrayed in this file
depicts
21 September 2008
38°53'16.879"N, 77°1'32.030"W
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 22:06, 23 June 2009 | | 853 × 1,280 (237 KB) | Patrick.charpiat | {{Information |Description= Bottle, Tswa peoples, Rwanda, Early-mid 20th century, Ceramic, resin, commercial paint, wax. Potters--primarily women--handbuild a variety of vessels that they embellish with beautiful colors, designs and motifs before firing t |
File usage
The following pages on the English XIV use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
Global file usage
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on af.wikipedia.org
- Usage on bg.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ca.wikipedia.org
- Usage on en.wikiversity.org
- Usage on ha.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ka.wikipedia.org
- Usage on kn.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ms.wikipedia.org
- Usage on rw.wikipedia.org
- Usage on sa.wikipedia.org
- Usage on vi.wikipedia.org
- Usage on zu.wikipedia.org
Metadata
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
| Camera manufacturer | Canon |
|---|---|
| Camera model | Canon EOS 5D |
| Exposure time | 1/13 sec (0.076923076923077) |
| F-number | f/4 |
| ISO speed rating | 400 |
| Date and time of data generation | 13:22, 21 September 2008 |
| Lens focal length | 47 mm |
| Orientation | Normal |
| Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
| Software used | ACD Systems Digital Imaging |
| File change date and time | 22:48, 7 October 2008 |
| Y and C positioning | Centered |
| Exposure Program | Not defined |
| Exif version | 2.21 |
| Date and time of digitizing | 13:22, 21 September 2008 |
| Meaning of each component |
|
| Shutter speed | 3.625 |
| APEX aperture | 4 |
| Exposure bias | 0 |
| Metering mode | Pattern |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
| DateTime subseconds | 187 |
| Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
| Color space | sRGB |
| Focal plane X resolution | 3,086.925795053 |
| Focal plane Y resolution | 3,091.2951167728 |
| Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
| Custom image processing | Normal process |
| Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
| White balance | Auto white balance |
| Scene capture type | Standard |