Salt-cellar

Salt-cellar of bamboo, elliptical with a projecting thumb slot, used for holding salt, salted beans or chillies: Assam, near Kohima, Viswema village, Angami Nag

Salt-cellar

Salt-cellar of carved elephant ivory with two chambers, with Portuguese horsemen and other figures, carved by a Bini craftsman working to Portuguese specifications, with later replacement lid: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 16th century

Salt-cellar

Central section of a three-part salt-cellar of elephant ivory, carved with four armed Portuguese soldiers with traces of red stain: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 16th century