Mambilla Bronze Medicine Vessel. Nigeria / Cameroon. 3.9 kg; 10” tall. 20th C. For Sale

Bronze Medicine Box

Altar Vessel.

20th century.

Nigeria / Cameroon

3.9 kilograms

10” tall x 7” diameter

Collected by naturalist and philanthropist, Eli Weiss in the 1980’s.

The spikes on this vessel reflect a practice that is found across West Africa. Spikes symbolize fertility, fecundity, and protection.

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