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Snuff container - Tanzania, Kwere

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Item Details

Description

wood, leather, dark brown patina, lid in shape of "mwana hiti" head, fixed to the container by cord, min. dam., slight traces of usage
H: 12,5 cm, H: 4,9 inch
Provenance:
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Published in:
Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 359, ill. 171
Continent: Africa

Condition

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Snuff container - Tanzania, Kwere

Name: Snuff container - Tanzania, Kwere
SKU: 50969937
Price: 700 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €600 - €1,200

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