Dogon Wooden Ritual Offering Vessel With Lid Mali

$400 · Offered by Second Story Books

Ivory Coast. This carved wooden ritual vessel is fashioned as a stylized animal with elongated heads projecting from either end, framing a hollowed central chamber fitted with a removable lid. Used to contain ritual substances or ceremonial offerings, these vessels played an important role in rites honoring ancestors and facilitating communication with the spiritual realm. Dimensions approximately 11.5 × 23 × 5 inches In Very Good condition. Surface scratches,

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