Vessel with lid ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3036789

Description

wood, dark brown slightly encrusted patina, remains of pigments, in form of a duck, subdivided interior, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage (bottom), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
these bowls were used to keep kola nuts, which were given to visitors as present for the host.

Littérature comparée

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 307