Container for Ritual Materials

Yoruba people, Nigeria, African

About 1960-1970

  • Titles Container for Ritual Materials (Descriptive)
  • Medium textiles, glass beads, leather, gourd, seeds and stones
  • Dimensions 13 x 4 x 8 in. (33 x 10.2 x 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by Dr. Dannetta K. Thornton Owens in honor of her husband, Mr. Kenneth O. Owens, Jr., and brother, Mr. Rozmond H. Kennon, 1995.1
  • Work Type container
  • Classification Containers

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