cma-african-art: Mother-and-Child Caryatid Vessel, mid-late 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African
cma-african-art: Mother-and-Child Caryatid Vessel, mid-late 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtThe mother figure of this vessel from the Southern Ekiti region represents a devotee who kneels before the gods. The vessel once held the 16 sacred palm nuts essential to divination rituals. The object was used by a priest as a medium through which to communicate with the god of fate, Orunmila, in order to gain insight into an individual’s destiny or to understand the cause of misfortune.Size: Overall: 31.7 x 15.7 x 15.9 cm (12 ½ x 6 3/16 x 6 ¼ in.)Medium: woodhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1994.200 -- source link
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