Receptacle with lid "kuduo" ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036281

Description

brass, partly encrusted patina, elaborately engraved with floral and geometrical motifs, rep. (replenishments at the bottom), traces of corrosion (inside);
the “kuduo” served for keeping gold dust and valuables of any kind as well as for libation and blood sacrifices. A “kuduo” was used, when its owner wanted to “clean his soul”, and was often placed into his grave - a fact which explains its relative rareness.