A stimulant, kola nuts are widely traded throughout West Africa, and people share and consume them during ritual and ceremonial occasions. Carved in hard, blackened wood, this serving tray, with delicate incised patterns around its rim, holds the nuts; a central container with fully articulated...
Inscription
black marker on bottom and inside lid: "Ib3"
Provenance
By 1987, Mr. Omar, Cambridge, MA; 1987, sold by Omar to Geneviève McMillan, Cambridge, MA; gift of McMillan to MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
Credit Line
Gift of Geneviève McMillan in memory of Reba Stewart
African, Igbo peoples, Nigeria, 20th century, 1950–2000
Object Place
Nigeria
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 41 cm (9 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.) Overall (bowl alone): 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Overall (lid alone): 14 x 26 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
2009.2723
Medium or Technique
Wood (patinated)