A zoomorphic Adamawa terracotta sculpture from Nigeria with decorated coiffure, wide open mouth in the head tilted backwards on a round abdominal part with incised vertical grooves, indicated arms and genitals.

This vessel was created for use in Longuda kwandalha healing divinations. After a ritual specialist determined the cause of a disease, the patient was given a newly modeled vessel, into which the disease was transferred. Such pots, which tend to embody the symptoms described, are remarkable for their highly expressive and imaginative forms. Source Brooklyn Museum.

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Height: 15 cm
Weight: 300 g