Three calabashes
Tanzanie
Vendu
300 €
Provenance
a) Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsWalter Hekster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Taille
H: 27 cm (a), 29 cm (b), 13 cm (c)
H: 10.6 inch (a), 11.4 inch (b), 5.1 inch (c)
Description
waisted pumpkins, dark brown patina, wood, a) Shambala, mostly coated with animal skin, cord for support, wooden stopper with an extremely stylized anthropomorphic head with striking large ears, encrustations with clay; b) fur, plantfibre cord, janusheaded stopper; c) Zaramo, band of fabric and strings with polychrome miniature glass beads, simple stopper with glass bead eyes