Vessel for Kwandalha Divination
20th century
Longuda
Arts of Africa
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.
- Maker/Artist
- Longuda
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Locations
- Possible place made: Adamawa State, Nigeria, Possible place made: Gombe State, Nigeria
- Dimensions
- 18 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (48 x 22 x 19 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of Africa
- Accession Number
- 2011.2
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ernst Anspach, by exchange
- Exhibitions
- African Innovations, Double Take: African Innovations
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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