Récipient pour "buchu" ·  Namibie, Nama · ID: 3042757

Description

tortoise shell, back opening closed with Sarcocaulon resin and plant fibres, partly coated with bead netting, strings of white miniature glass beads attached, soft piece of leather with remains of pigments inside.
The “buchu” box was permanent part of women clothing. It served for keeping “buchu”, an aromatic powder made from the “buchu” leaves which was used for regularly rubbing the body and the face.

L’objet Récipient pour “buchu” avec l’ID d’objet 3042757 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 506 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 400 €.

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Remarques

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.