Shapely snuff container · South Africa, Zulu / Sotho · ID: 3046693
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Peter Biesmans, Bilzen, BelgiumSize
H: 10,3 cm
H: 4.1 inch
Description
horn/ bicoloured, copper pins,
Zulu snuff was tobacco often ground with powdered cannabis “insangu”. Before engaging in a debate it was usual to take a good pinch “to clear the brain”.
Comparing literature
Zulu Treasures, Amagugu Kazulu, Kwa Zulu Cultural Museum, 1996, p. 212