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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 442084, member: 8267&quot;]I have not been able to find anything exactly like it. But I have found several Yoruba objects in wood and terracotta that resemble the basic shapes:</p><p><img src="https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/acrauctions/44/626744/H18800-L145492722.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-yoruba-wooden-round-ritual-bowl-with-lid-from-n-FE44EDEA3B" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-yoruba-wooden-round-ritual-bowl-with-lid-from-n-FE44EDEA3B" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-yoruba-wooden-round-ritual-bowl-with-lid-from-n-FE44EDEA3B</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/collection_images/21/zoomable/21415V09.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=Yoruba+pot&amp;row=5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=Yoruba+pot&amp;row=5" rel="nofollow">http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=Yoruba+pot&amp;row=5</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And a ceramic vessel with a figure on the lid:</p><p><a href="http://www.artnet.com/artists/yoruba-sculptural-clay-ceremonial-vessel-ac-wRfJ38U5zwJgO07jbfeapg2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.artnet.com/artists/yoruba-sculptural-clay-ceremonial-vessel-ac-wRfJ38U5zwJgO07jbfeapg2" rel="nofollow">http://www.artnet.com/artists/yoruba-sculptural-clay-ceremonial-vessel-ac-wRfJ38U5zwJgO07jbfeapg2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There was an early tradition of stone sculpture in Nigeria (where the Yoruba are located), including working in soapstone.</p><p><img src="https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/steatite-yoruba-head-a-large-number-of-soapstone-carvings-were-found-picture-id152198780" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/steatite-yoruba-head-a-large-" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/steatite-yoruba-head-a-large-" rel="nofollow">https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/steatite-yoruba-head-a-large-</a></p><p>number-of-soapstone-carvings-news-photo/152198780</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a tradition of divination (google Ife or Yoruba divination) which used various trays and vessels, often with faces around the edge, which might correspond to the lugs on your stone vessel:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5b/22/d8/5b22d822caf3c478ceb0e3fb1548c614.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nigerian Pottery - Yoruba or Edo people - Late 19th - Early 20th Century</p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525584218996747881/?lp=true" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525584218996747881/?lp=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/525584218996747881/?lp=true</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I am wondering if your pot may be connected to this tradition - but don&#039;t know for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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