Item number Ae43 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Cylindrical wooden pot base stained black, flared at top to accommodate base of pot. Rim plain, sides decorated by four panels each consisting of three carved figures incorporating human and frog elements. Heads are human and carved in a naturalistic fashion; zigzag arrangement of arms and legs and lozenge-shaped belly resemble an abstract frog. Panels separated by four rectangular openings in base.
Used to hold palm wine pot.
Frog is a fertility symbol, also associated with royal art.
Base for palm wine pot.
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