Covered vessel

Object/Artifact

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Nso Traditional Catalog

Name/Title

Covered vessel

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.166ab

Description

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.

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Wood, pigment