"Snuff-taker" ·  Nigeria, Tiv · ID: 3038824

Description

brass, grooved decor, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
there are several theories about their use. One is that they are made to hold a pinch of tobacco snuff to the nose for inhaling, another one says that they are used to close one nostril while sniffing powdered tobacco up the other nostril.

The object “Snuff-taker” with the object ID 3038824 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 345 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.

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