Snuff mortar · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3041464
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Size
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch
Description
middle brown wood, matt patina, blackened in parts, remains of pigments, stopper in form of a standing human figure, linked to the container by cord (torn), min. dam., slight traces of usage
The object Snuff mortar with the object ID 3041464 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 388.
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Comparing literature
Remondino, Dominique, Art décoratif Tshokwe, Genève 2002, p. 31, ill. 23