Container
About this object
History of use
Used by men in rituals as a container for ritual substances, primarily oils and animal blood.
Cultural context
ritual
Physical description
A container made from a dark brown gourd shaped like a sphere, from which the top one-third has been cut away. A hole is bored near the rim for insertion of a cord of braided root(?) 21.5 cm. long. The main design consists of an incised band around the rim consisting of a single line with a herringbone pattern.
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