Horn · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3042874
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Provenance
Merton Simpson, New York, USASize
L: 52 cm
L: 20.5 inch
Description
ivory, honey brown patina, ornamentally carved, rectangular mouthpiece, handwritten collection number “1251”, min. dam., cracks, small missing part (rim), base.
Used at public appearances of kings and other high officials.
Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M., Invention and Tradition, Munich, London, New York 2012, p. 52, ill. 17
Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.