Offering Box
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: RCPT-35
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- Height
- 30 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Receptacle destined for the rites of propitiation of ancestors and which can also be used to offer tail nuts to the visitor, for the visitor is…
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Full original description
Receptacle destined for the rites of propitiation of ancestors and which can also be used to offer tail nuts to the visitor, for the visitor is the messenger whom God sends. The cup is supported on a turtle, symbol of longevity that besides being a mediator between heaven and earth symbolizes for the Baulé patience and recklessness. Patina use.
Further technical information
- Width
- 24 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
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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