Bidspirit auction | 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY IGBO NIGERIAN

18TH/ 19TH CENTURY IGBO NIGERIAN WOODEN DOUBLE BOWL - 23 x 11 inches. Losses to one end, some chips and cracks. Acquired from Igbo Ukwu Museum This type of wooden bowl must have been by a royal family or a prominent person ; and used as serving dishes in the olden days, perhaps rice and stew or fufu and soup. The bowl was used with in this ancient Nri or Igbo ukwu culture.