Wooden vessel
Eket · Nigeria
Reference: RCPT-14
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- Height
- 74 cm
- Material
- Wood, rope and pigments.
Grand wooden vessel surrounded by reddish cords. On his cover he wears a fetish character with his body tied with strings. These containers are intended to…
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Full original description
Grand wooden vessel surrounded by reddish cords. On his cover he wears a fetish character with his body tied with strings. These containers are intended to store oil or butter. Some of them have also served to practice oracles. Time skate.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
- Recorded weight
- 4 g
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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