Box of dark wood with circular base carved in the form of a crocodile with curled tail, carved scales and traces of red pigment or clay: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin
WEST AFRICA. SOUTHERN NIGERIA. BENIN. WOODWORK. BOX, flat, circular, of dark brown wood, representing a chameleon with its tail carried round in a circle over the back which forms the receptacle, the head and feet being carved a jour. Benin City, West Africa, Midwestern State. || This object is incorrectly numbered A.1901.201, but also has an older label with the correct number reading: Benin wood tray, Bt. of W.D. Webster. Inv. No. 1901.203.