Small pedestal-based bowls like this one (called kontondÔ‘Ô‘ in Nafaanra) are used in funeral rituals. Women cook food and offer it to the ancestors in a funeral ceremony called ' sro waa' . Larger versions of these bowls were used in times past as women' s eating bowls; however, by the late 20th century small versions like this one were only made to order for funerals. Men were prohibited from touching them. Dorbour, 1994.