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Covered vessel

Object/Artifact

a) Large oval shaped vessel with two handles carved with heads of notables wearing traditional caps. 26 heads carved around the sides of the vessel in two tiers, wearing a simpler cap. Stands on pedestal decorated with vertically carved lines and small rectangular lozenge shapes around the bottom. b) Cover fits on top. Handle spans the top, each end a notable's head with traditional cap that connects the two heads. Six other carved faces decorate around the top of the cover and are like those on the vessel itself.

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a) D: 24 cm W: 73 cm; b) L: 36 cm W: 32 cm

Wood

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