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A work made of blackened terracotta.

Pitcher for Palm Wine (Mba Molu)

Late 20th century

Martin Fombah (born c. 1950) Nsei Nsei, Cameroon Coastal West Africa

Cameroon

Throughout much of Cameroon, potters spend a considerable amount of time making containers for serving and drinking palm wine, the sharing of which is an important gesture of hospitality that fosters communion with ancestors. For these reasons, palm wine is an essential part of court and regulatory society ritual. [See also 1995.11, 2005.274, 2012.501].

Blackened terracotta

Arts of Africa