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Bowl for kola nuts

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"Wooden bowl with sculpted foot: stylised bird (hornbill ?) in the centre, a man and a woman kneeling on the sides. Remains of red paint. H: 16 cm; ø: ca. 19 cm; Yoruba" Form: stylised, the woman's arms are bent against her body, hands on her chest, the man holds a tool in each hand Colour: brown, black, dark red Pattern: serrated pattern on the wide rim of the bowl Condition: base damaged, wide crack in base and bowl

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Bowl for kola nuts
Dimensions
Height: 17 cm
Diameter: 19 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 43524

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    Republic of Benin
    who
    Yoruba
  • Collecting
    who
    M.L.J. Lemaire - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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