Art Institute of Chicago
Lidded Container
Attributed to Unobhadule (active mid- to late 19th century)
- Date
- Mid–late 19th century
- Medium
- Wood
- Culture
- South Africa
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The use of this container with its graceful ovoid form and incised linear pattern is unclear. It may have served as a prestige object for a high-ranking member of society—for instance, providing a place to store tobacco in honor of guests and ancestors on festive and ritual occasions. Recent scholarship suggests that it may have been made explicitly for sale to a foreign client, tourist, or resident.
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- Object type
- AAT300193015
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