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Ritual Pot
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Ritual Pot

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Date20th century
Mediumpottery and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 6 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (10.2 x 16.8 x 7.3 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number2000.007
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    On view
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    DescriptionRitual pot with the image of a disease-producing spirit. The spirit of a specific affliction is trapped in the clay of the unfired pot by touching it to the sick person, then firing it. The finished pot is then put on a shrine. Similar practices are shared by a number of closely related peoples of the central Nigerian plateau.

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