Vase-shaped fake vessel

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Description

terracotta, remains of black paint, cracked surface structure

Terracottas of this type were discovered during construction work in Calabar, in areas which, according to tradition, were burial and sacrificial sites. In and around Calabar have lived for centuries the Qua clans, descended from the Ejagham in the hinterland.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 249

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Exhibition

Aalen, Germany, Kunstverein Aalen, "Idol und Ideal", 6. Mai - 4. Juli 2004

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