Container
c. 1920
Overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.208
Boxes carved into animal shapes, like this goose, held kolanuts. A source of caffeine, the kolanut seed is harvested from evergreen tree fruits. Guests to Yorùbá homes are offered the bitter nuts as a sign of hospitality; sometimes nut-filled boxes are placed on shrines. As bi...
Artifact
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147847
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object
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Copyrighted
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en
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accession
1974.208
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Terms
Technique
Wood, paint, and iron alloy
Medium
Wood, paint, and iron alloy
Genre
Vessels
Department
African Art
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