Pot Lid
Woyo Artist, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Details
Title
Pot Lid
Artist/Maker
Woyo Artist, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Late nineteenth to early twentieth century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 7 inches
Credit
Fred and Rita Richman Collection
Accession #
72.40.188
On View
Currently not on view
Pot lids were once used to help resolve domestic conflicts in Woyo families. Both men and women used the lids to bring private arguments to wider discussion. A woman might serve the evening meal covered with a pot lid rather than with the usual leaves. This particular pot lid, which depicts adult birds moving in opposite directions trailed by fledglings, six on one side and three on the other, was probably used to address issues dividing a household.
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