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: E1458.a

: World Cultures

: Religion or Ritual

: Ceremonial Object

: Divination bowl, shallow and made of wood. Hinged lid. Supported by 2 pigeon-like birds standing on a flat base. These figures are mostly white with some pink areas and the birds have grey on their tail feathers. There are four decorative pieces of wood hanging from the bowl, one below the hinge, one opposite and two over the birds tail feathers.

: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

: Benin, West Africa, Africa

: Dahomey? Ketu?

: Yoruba

: Benin, West Africa, Africa

: ? Dahomey? Ketu?

: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa