Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Pot

Zimbabwe, Shona
not available anymore
Provenance
Peter Adler, London, Great Britain
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

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.


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