Ritual object in the shape of a calabash ·  Tanzania, Zigua · ID: 3029191

Description

bulbous pumpkin on plant fibre ring, coated with coarse meshed cloth spread with blackish mass, decorated with nassa snails, crowned by a wooden head

The object Ritual object in the shape of a calabash with the object ID 3029191 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 504 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 200.

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Publications

Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 84, ill. 5