Igbo ite ogwu "Medicine pot"

Igbo ite ogwu "Medicine pot"

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Technique and Dimensions:

Terracotta, bones, roots, herbs

Provenance:

Nigeria, XX sec.

Terracotta ritual container shaped like a human head. It is "prepared" with medicinal herbs, animal bones, objects with symbolic value and used in the healing practices of the body and mind.