Bamileke storage dish used for spices for soup and for rice (Bagangan). A large bowl set on a raised stand base. The base is a hollow cylinder, with five large holes in it. It is decorated with clearly defined lines and dots. There is a zig zag pattern around the top of the stand, where it meets the bowl. The bowl has a zig zag pattern running around it, half way up, and lines forming patterns around the top edge. There is a small handle on opposite sides of the bowl, with a tiny hole in each. There are three smaller handles grouped together, at 90 degrees to the larger handles. The inside of the bowl is deep, and there is no decoration. The paint on the top of the rim of the bowl has been scratched off in places. The decoration is etched into the dark brown clay, and is painted white.
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