'War Paint pot' yeah right! - African Bronze

Atlantia · 8th May 2009, 04:31 PM

Heres a little pot I bought at the weekend. Picked it up to have a look and the chap selling it decided to give me its lifestory!
Well, tell me a tall tale anyway!
Apparently its a warriors 'war paint pot' LOL that his grandfather bought back from some conflict in Africa!

I think he mistook my trying not to laugh for enthusiasm

But as it was cheapish and I couldn't keep the grin off my face I ended up buying it!
In fairness, it does seem to have real age.
So, can anyone tell me what it really was made for? Oh, and where its from?

8th May 2009, 04:31 PM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	'War Paint pot' yeah right! - African Bronze Heres a little pot I bought at the weekend. Picked it up to have a look and the chap selling it decided to give me its lifestory! Well, tell me a tall tale anyway! Apparently its a warriors 'war paint pot' LOL that his grandfather bought back from some conflict in Africa! I think he mistook my trying not to laugh for enthusiasm But as it was cheapish and I couldn't keep the grin off my face I ended up buying it! In fairness, it does seem to have real age. So, can anyone tell me what it really was made for? Oh, and where its from?