Container in form of a rooster · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3035681
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Provenance
collected in situ (1975)Description
wood, brown patina, remains of paint, plumage depicted by incised ornaments, rep. (breakages at the neck), slight traces of insect caused damage and abrasion;
animal-shaped receptacles were predominantly used for storing embellishment and for offering cola nuts to guests.
Littérature comparée
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 308, ill. III/11.36