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Bowl and cover
Object/Artifact
Round lid carved with images of 4 elephant heads with their trunks pointing towards the center on its top. The bowl sits on a pedestal in the form of a leopard that is standing on a circular base. Bowl contains dried grass.
2014.01.021ab
Used to serve traditional food items. The elephants are a royal animal and indicate that the bowl was for use of the Fon. The bowl is on a pedestal in the form of a leopard, also a royal icon.
a) H: 27 cm D: 23 cm; b) H: 40 cm D: 24 cm
Wood
grass