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3-legged ritual bowl (possibly a stool?)

Made By Mossi Cultural Group (Burkina Faso)
Dateearly 20th century
Mediumwood (there may be some patina on the legs)
Dimensions8 1/2 high × 10 3/4 in. diam. (21.6 × 27.3 cm)
Classification(s)
  • WCMA Reserve Collection
Credit LineGift of Drs. Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Object numberRC.83.45
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Ritual bowl (3-legged), possibly a divination bowl
Ritual bowl (3-legged), possibly a divination bowl
Mossi Cultural Group
early 20th century
Between Continents
Between Continents
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle
1983
Bowl with metal insert (possibly a ritual bowl)
Bowl with metal insert (possibly a ritual bowl)
Mossi Cultural Group
early-mid 20th century
Shrine Figure ?
Shrine Figure ?
Senufo Cultural Group
late 19th/early 20th century