Pitcher for Palm Wine (Mba Molu)
WW-1975-140432
<p>Throughout much of Cameroon, potters spend a considerable amount of time making containers for serving and drinking palm wine, the sharing of which is an important gesture of hospitality that fosters communion with ancestors. For these reasons, palm wine is an essential part of court and regulatory society ritual. [See also 1995.11, 2005.274, 2012.501].</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1975
- Medium
- Blackened terracotta
- Dimensions
- 29.5 × 23 × 20 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- 1975
- Medium
- Blackened terracotta
- Dimensions
- 29.5 × 23 × 20 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1975-140432
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified