General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

clay

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

51.0 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

21.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Sri Lanka

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Sri Lanka

State/Province

Unknown

Period

this example unused, generally 1990s+

Canada

This stove was purchased in a market in Columbo, Sri Lanka, by the donor Mr. Hank Friso who worked there for 1994 to 1999 for SIDA. Mr. Friso, who saw this type of stove commonly being used in Sri Lanka, brought it to Ottawa but never actually tried to use it. It became a decorative item in the Friso's house. In Sri Lanka a stove like this would be an important household appliance and Mr. Friso decided to donate it to the museum to enrich its international kitchen collection.

Function

Used to cook food by means of a fire fueled by wood or other loose biomass materials such coconut shells, fronds or leaves.

Technical

The 'Anagi' [meaning excellent] stove was first developed in 1986 by the Ceylon Electricity board with technical assistance from the Intermediate Technology Development Group. It was designed to cut down on the quantity of biomass needed for cooking, to reduce health hazards caused by smoke and to allow two pots to be used at once. The Anagi stoves, unlike single-pot stoves made by rural potters, were produced in tile factories. The donated artifact was made in a tile factory identified as Kur.9. The Anagi is a two pot single piece clay stove designed to meet the cooking needs of a family of six. The stove can be used directly, which is preferable for the short duration cooking done in urban homes. For cooking over a longer period of time as is done in many rural houses, insulating the stove with a mud mixture improves its fuel economy. The lifespan of a stove is about three years when used with clay/mud insulation. The stoves are made by skilled potters with the assistance of unskilled workers for assembling the various components of the stove. In general a skilled potter and three assistants can produce about 1000 stoves a month. The potter must be skilled in traditional pottery making technology to be selected to be trained in stove making. The stove has three main components: the fire box, the second pot hole, and the tunnel which connects the two, all of which are thrown on the pottery wheel by the potter. Secondary components such as pot rests, buttresses and baffles are made separately using moulds. The process consists of: the selection and preparation of the clay, throwing the main components on a pottery wheel, moulding the secondary components, assembling the components, finishing, air drying, packing inside the kiln, and firing [Ref. 1].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

stamped lettering reads 'KUR.9'

Missing

complete

Finish

unglazed red-brown

Decoration

illegible stamped logo