Container with Cover (Opon igede ifa)

Yoruba people, Western Nigeria, African

20th century

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Brown, ovoid vessel narrows at neck and has everted rim and lug handles; bottom half of vessel has overall roulette texture and matte, buff-colored surface and top half of vessel is glossy dark brown.
Pot Lid, Woyo people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, African, wood
Abraham sacrificing a ram on a rock is approached by a winged figure. A blindfolded boy stands in the background. In the Quranic tradition, the boy is identified as Ishmael (in the Judeo-Christian narrative, the boy is identified as Isaac).
Wide jar with slightly flaring, narrow neck; dark brown surface. Shoulder has pattern of parallel horizontal lines.