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Turkana Fat Container (Eburi) seljukpottery though some scholars suggest it

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though some scholars suggest it may derive from the snake

At its center lies a beautifully stylized eight-pointed star motif

Such palanquins were used as luxurious transport for the Chinese elite

Encrusted black patina

Minimal hairline fractures

Turkana Fat Container (Eburi) seljukpottery though some scholars suggest itTurkana people, mid. 20th century, Kenya Fascinating and unique wooden fat container, known as eburi (also akgitum or abur), traditionally made and used by Turkana women for storing animal fat for both domestic and cosmetic purposes. Expertly carved with an adze from the trunk of Delonix elata (locally called ekuruchanait) or Gardenia volkensi (ekware), the vessel features a cylindrical exterior and a carefully hollowed interior achieved using a long

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