Ritual Cup
Koro · Nigeria
Reference: RCPT-30
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- Material
- Wood
Good size anthropomorphic cup. so-called cups Koro are statues with a large ventral cavity in the form of eight, intended to drink palm wine in them…
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Full original description
Good size anthropomorphic cup. so-called cups Koro are statues with a large ventral cavity in the form of eight, intended to drink palm wine in them during ritual sacrifices or funeral ceremonies, besides being used in divinatory rites. He represents a male figure, something very rare in the koro cups. Patina for use.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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