Ritual Vessel (Aduno Koro): Horse
Although considerably smaller in scale than most other ritual vessels of this variety, this rectangular, flat-bottomed container with a projecting horse’s head and tail relates to a genre of receptacles for offerings known as aduno koro, or "ark of the world." Part of family altars dedicated to Amma, the Creator, they relate in form to a mythic ark that descended from the heavens with living beings within. The imagery evokes this journey that led to the transference of life to earth.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ritual Vessel (Aduno Koro): Horse
- Date: 19th–20th century
- Geography: Mali
- Culture: Dogon peoples
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: H. 7 1/4 x W. 22 3/8 x D. 4 1/4 in. (18.4 x 56.9 x 10.8 cm)
- Classification: Wood-Containers
- Credit Line: Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
- Object Number: 1977.394.41
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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