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ID number: BIRRC-D0047 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: 3/4 ovoid calabash container Object type: Calabash
Place made: Oyo, W. Nigeria Culture: Yoruba Collector: Danford, John
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Inscribed geometric decoration and inscription in Yoruba. 'ABA NIJE KO NI GBA (NI) YI - O.K. OYO' = 'People traducers shall never have honour - oyo is best. (good)' 'ATI ONO ATI OMO, MO FE BE(E) . BE (E) NI' = 'Both money and children - I want that - yes!' Trans. Bayo Ogundijo 1994.
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