Figural vessel "kwandalha"
Nigeria, Longuda
not available anymore
Size
H: 56 cm
H: 22.0 inch
Description
beige coloured terracotta, blackened in parts, bellied corpus, short raised arms and an elongated head with simplified facial features, spout in the area of the chest., rep. (arm), minor missing parts, on base;
the Longuda produced figural vessels for soothsaying, the healing of diseases and the protection of unborn children.