Ritual container in the shape of a leopard, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 36 cm (L: 14.2 inch), ID: 3050816

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Lot 213

Ritual container in the shape of a leopard · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3050816

sold EUR 300

Provenance

Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain

Size

L: 36 cm

L: 14.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest.

Presumably used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts of the Ifa priest. For a comparable object, see AHDRC 0124672.

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