Door posts

Object/Artifact

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Nso Traditional Catalog

Name/Title

Door posts

Entry/Object ID

2014.01.338ab

Description

Figure of a title holder (Shuufaay) wearing robes, traditional cap, and holding a staff. He is standing upon and topped by bovine heads and a band of carved cowrie shell shapes between his head and the bovine above.

Context

Two posts stand at the doorway to the Fon's private quarters in the Palace at Kumbo

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H: 191 cm W: 13 cm (each)

Material

Wood