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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.

Bowl and cover Bowl and cover - Image 2
Bowl and cover - Image 2

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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