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Ivory cup, covered, probably a salt cellar. African work, Portuguese influence. From Sherbro, Sierra Leone. On the cover a series of crocodiles eating the genitals of male figures. One the base four males, four females, the men Portuguese (hats!) H:23 cm. Inv.67-3-25-1. 16th CE.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART107704
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2837px × 4000px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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16th century CE
Animal All
Crocodile
Cup
European (Colonial)
Folk Art
Ivory
Minor Arts
Mutilation
Portuguese
Salt
Saltcellar
Sherbro
Sierra Leone Cultures