Dish with cover

Object/Artifact

Nso Traditional Catalog

Name/Title

Dish with cover

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.031ab

Description

Bowl and cover are carved with diamond and line patterns typical of Fulani designs. Diamond shapes are colored with red pigment. Cover is dome shaped coming to a knob handle at the top. Dish tapers to a round raised foot.

Context

Used to store food and kola nuts

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

a) H: 25 cm D: 25 cm; b) H: 13 cm D: 23 cm

Material

Wood, pigment