Calabash atop a pedestaled clay funeral bowl, Dorbour, 1994

Description:

A calabash bowl (chrԑgbͻͻ in Nafaanra) containing water rests on top of a small pedestaled clay bowl (kontoŋdԑԑ in Nafaanra) used in funeral celebrations. The clay bowl is used by women to present food to the ancestors (sro waa in Nafaanra). Calabash rattles used in funeral celebrations sit nearby, some next to a basket. Dorbour, 1994.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16907

Location(s) Facet:

Dorbour

Subjects:

Rattles; Bowls; Ancestors; Dorbour

Subjects Facet:

Food preparation; Gourd, Calabash; Pottery

Identifier:

25

Creator:

Dr. M. Dores Cruz

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1994

Date searchable:

1994

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Dorbour; 8.090342, -2.517137

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. M. Dores Cruz

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.090342, -2.517137