Pot ·  Zimbabwe, Shona · ID: 3030395

Description

wood, brown patina, blackened in some areas, spherical pot, circular lid with a small mounted handle, min. dam.
carved vessels were generelly used by southern African peoples for milking This container has been given a ring-shaped base and two semi-circular supports which suspend it above the ground and allow it to stand stably. But once the object has been taken out of its context, it is difficult it establish its exact use.

The object Pot with the object ID 3030395 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 467.

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