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The vessel's size, design, and the raffia base on which it rests give it added prominence and mark it as a vessel of a ceremonial nature. The spindly arms of the back-to-back male and female beings contrast sharply with the bulbous form of the pot.
Source: Bulletin, September-October, 1979.
Maker
Mambila, Cameroon
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 12 × 12 in. (58.4 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Accession Number 1979.21.a-.b
ClassificationsAfrican/Oceanic/Pre-Columbian
CopyrightPublic Domain
ProvenanceMourtala Diop, Inc., New York; Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1979]
