Urna ceremonial africana, perteneciente al pueblo yoruba, Nigeria

Urn ceremonial african, belonging to the yoruba people, Nigeria.

Holding with her arms a container of circular for libations rituals. His waist is wrapped by a large scarf that is used to bring your baby, which we see in the back, as it peeks its little head. In the interior of the container that holds the woman, is used to deposit the skulls of the recently dead, that would be a way to offer them a better life in the hereafter. At the top of the cap we can appreciate another woman, also kneeling. The use of wood has been very prevalent among the african tribes.