Snuff taker · Nigeria, Tiv · ID: 3052720
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,600
Provenance
British Private CollectionMichael Backman, London, Great Britain
Size
H: 11 cm
H: 4.3 inch
Description
bronze, base
According to Neyt, these snuff rings were once very common and were used to make sniffing tobacco easier.
They always have the same shape with a disc-shaped surface for the snuff.
Comparing literature
Neyt, François, The Arts of the Benue, Michigan 1985, p. 200, ill. 45