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Saltcellar with ship's crow's nest.

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african (west) afro-portuguese applied arts traditional

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BENIN Anonymous: Ivory saltcellars were produced by Yoruba or Edo artists of Benin for trade with the Portuguese. They contain symbols from both Portuguese and Benin cultures and are hence referred to as Afro-Portuguese ivories.

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