Vessel for Kwandalha Divination
Longuda
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This vessel was created for use in Longuda kwandalha healing divinations. After a ritual specialist determined the cause of a disease, the patient was given a newly modeled vessel, into which the disease was transferred. Such pots, which tend to embody the symptoms described, are remarkable for their highly expressive and imaginative forms.
Caption
Longuda. Vessel for Kwandalha Divination, 20th century. Terracotta , 18 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (48 x 22 x 19 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ernst Anspach, by exchange, 2011.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Vessel for Kwandalha Divination
Date
20th century
Geography
Possible place made: Adamawa State, Nigeria, Possible place made: Gombe State, Nigeria
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Dimensions
18 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (48 x 22 x 19 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ernst Anspach, by exchange
Accession Number
2011.2
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