Saqa

Saqa. Water vessel. Made of qele (clay). Spherical in shape. Knob at centre-top with a hole through the side of it for suspension cord. Single orifice near centre-top with i gaga (pouring spout) near side of vessel. Incisions decorate the upper area and knob of vessel. There is a row of somuna (decorative spots of applied qele), two rows of decorative protrusions, as well as two narrow grooves around the waist. A band of decoartive lines are incised around the waist below the somuna. Outer surface coated in makadre (resin from the Dakua tree).