Round lid to the Yoruba Divination Bowl. On one side of the lid a face is engraved into the wood. The face has ears like a cat and wears a blue hat. The top of the lid is flat and is decorated with a birds eye view of the face wearing the hat. Therefore, only the top of the hat and the nose is depicted.
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