Three snuff containers · Zimbabwe, Shona · ID: 3032888
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 28. Oktober 1975, lot 678Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
L: 18 cm - 21,5 cm
L: 7.1 inch - 8.5 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, coated with linear notched ornaments, the necks wrapped with cuffs of brass wire, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of usage;
the offering and handing on of snuff containers and their content was accompanied by sophisticated courtesies.
The object Three snuff containers with the object ID 3032888 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 153 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 115