Cola Cup
Dogon · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: RCPT-27
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- Material
- Wood
Cup intended to offer the tail in sacrifices. The cover is carved or crocodile. The crocodile represents Binu Seru, one of the primordial ancestors who, like…
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Full original description
Cup intended to offer the tail in sacrifices. The cover is carved or crocodile. The crocodile represents Binu Seru, one of the primordial ancestors who, like the others, represents one of the four elements of nature, water, as Lebé Seru represents the earth, Diogu Seru the fire and Amma Seru the air. Earthy patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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