Ritual Vessel

Banamba culture, Mali, South of Segou, African

About 1250-1550

Titles Ritual Vessel (Descriptive)
Medium fired clay, slip
Credit Line Anonymous gift, 1989.230
Object Name ritual vessel
Classification Containers

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Tall cylindrical figure with long neck and human head has breasts, raised pattern on abdomen, and small round hole below pattern.

Gold Weight in the Form of an Axe or Hatchet, Asante people or, Baule people, Akan group, Ghana or, Côte d'Ivoire, African, brass

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