Calabash and stopper

Object/Artifact

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Nso Traditional Catalog

Name/Title

Calabash and stopper

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.032abc

Description

The stopper is the figure of a seated Fon wearing a traditional cap and holding a traditional palm wine cup. The mouth of the vessel is carved with double gongs. It is held in a carrier made of white wooden beads and strips of raffia which create sections around the body of the calabash which are carved with images representing events and language as follows: Pope John II's visit to Cameroon, the Messiah Christ the King, Abraham sighting the Promised Land, He brought forth the stream from the rock, Evildoers: the just ruler cutting of evildoers from the Lord's city.

Context

Used to serve palm wine at ceremonial occasions. This particular object was created to commemorate the visit of Pope John II's visit to Cameroon on 10 August 1985.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1985

Dimensions

Height

82 cm

Width

28 cm

Dimension Notes

H: 82 cm W: 28 cm

Material

Calabash, bamboo, Wood, wood beads