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Snuff container - South Africa, Zulu

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Description

calabash, copper- brass wire, made from especially hard-shelled pumpkin, wire ornament in circles and semi-circles, number "23", small round opening with accurately fitting lid;
the wire ends were inserted in holes which were drilled according to the desired pattern, but could not be fixed on the inside. Despite the wire decor is extremely durable. Snuff containers were made throughout Southern Africa, in part because of the widely-held assumption that snuff could be used to mediate relations between the ancestors and their descendants. The wirework decorations commonly used to make these containers varied from one area to another.
D: 7 cm, D: 2,8 inch
Provenance:
Arcade Gallery, London, England
Lit.: Conru, Kevin (ed.), The Art of Southeast Africa, Milan 2002, ill. 55
Continent: Africa

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Snuff container - South Africa, Zulu

Name: Snuff container - South Africa, Zulu
SKU: 41560109
Price: 550 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €400 - €800

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