Ritual Pot
Artist/Maker
Cham people
(Nigeria)
Date20th century
Mediumpottery and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 8 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (31.8 x 20.6 x 19.4 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
Object number2007.48.20
DescriptionRitual pot with the image of a disease-producing spirit. The spirit of a specific affliction is trapped in the clay of the unfired pot by touching it to the sick person, then firing it. The finished pot is then put on a shrine. Similar practices are shared by a number of closely related peoples of the central Nigerian plateau.On View
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