Modern small Bassa pot used for table decoration (Dibombari). The pot has a circular base as a stand, which runs into a bulbous vessel, then a narrow neck. The top of the neck of the vase forms a head, with a face (narrow eyes, wide nose - and nostrils -, ears with holes through them) and a hat which forms the mouth of the pot. The bulbous part has half-moon shaped decorations, surrounded by dots. The neck has two lines and marks for decoration around it. There is a handle at the back of the pot, which runs from the bulbous part to halfway up the neck, and has similar marks decorating it. There are a few cracks around the base.
container (household miscellany)
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