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ID number: BIRRC-D0048 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Small carved calabash lid Object type: Calabash Place made: Oyo, W. Nigeria Culture: Yoruba Collector: Danford, John Materials: Calabash Measurements: 17 cm |
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Partially pierced calabash bowl lid with geometric pattern (guilloene circles and bands) partly lined in grey. Inscription in Yoruba: MO BERU AIYE PIPO 'I fear the world too much' and AYE TOTO 'Great world!' Inscriptions / Translations: Inscription in Yoruba: MO BERU AIYE PIPO 'I fear the world too much' and AYE TOTO 'Great world!' |
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2 Related People | |
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| Danford, John 1913 1970 | |
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