IVORY SALTCELLAR
This 30 exquisitely carved sixteenth-century ivory saltcellar combines African materials, craftsmanship, and imagery in an artifact for Portuguese tables. Designed to hold table salt in the central globe, the saltcellar dramatized African brutality and quietly suggested the beneficial influence of Portuguese in Africa. Archivio Fotografico del Museo Preistorico Etnografico L. Pigorini, Roma.