Vases Palm Wine Container
Palm Wine Container

Palm Wine Container

Mfumte · Mid–/late 20th century
<p>Throughout much of Cameroon, potters spend a considerable amount of time making containers for serving and drinking palm wine, the sharing of which is an important gesture of hospitality that fosters communion with ancestors. For these reasons, palm wine is an essential part of court and regulatory society ritual. [See also 1995.11, 2004.742, 2005.274, 2005.274].</p>
Date
Mid–/late 20th century
Culture
Nigeria
Painter
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
2012.501
Image Source
chicago_cc0
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