Auction 106
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Rare snuff container "iqhaga lamanyama", 19th century, South Africa, Xhosa, Size: H: 7 cm (H: 2.8 inch), ID: 3052468
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Auction 106

Rare snuff container "iqhaga lamanyama", 19th century ·  South Africa, Xhosa · ID: 3052468

Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,600
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Provenance
British Private Collection
Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 7 cm
H: 2.8 inch

Description

clay, hide, blood,

For a comparable object see AHDRC 0170224.

Snuff containers made from a mixture of skin, earth and blood are an extremely rare type of object within the artistic tradition of southern Africa. Their characteristic bottle-like shape is particularly unusual. Both the materials used and the purpose of the container refer to symbolic communication between humans and animals.

Publications

Kennert, Christian, Vom Holz zur Form, Wittenberg 2023, p. 35, ill. 43

Exhibition

Wittenberg: Vom Holz zur Form, Afrikanische Gefäße aus der Sammlung Christian Kennert, 4 March - 4 November 2023

Africa

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