"Snuff-taker" · Nigeria, Tiv · ID: 3038824
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, GermanySize
H: 11 cm
H: 4.3 inch
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.