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Jar with a Spout

unknownRepublic of Korea/Since the Liberation of Korea

National Folk Museum of Korea

National Folk Museum of Korea
Seoul, South Korea

Guittae Dongi, or jar with a spout, is an earthenware jar used to pour manure, and has a spout-like protrusion on one side of the body that makes it easier to pour out the liquid inside. Manure (usually urine) piled on the field was carried in a manure bucket and poured across the field using this jar. It was also used when moving the urine gathered in a jar into a urine barrel. It has a round, voluminous body, a wide mouth, and handles on both sides. It usually had the capacity of two mal (1 mal = 18 ℓ). The unit of one or two dongi (jar) was used when sending wine or red bean porridge as a gift for special occasions, and by taverns for measuring the quantity of liquor.

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  • Title: Jar with a Spout
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: Republic of Korea/Since the Liberation of Korea
  • Location: 한국
  • Physical Dimensions: Mouth diameter 30 Base diameter 22 Height 24
  • Type: Industry/Livelihood/Agriculture/Sowing and Cultivating/Jar with a Spout
  • Medium: Earthenware
National Folk Museum of Korea

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