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Tobacco container - D. R. Congo, Chokwe

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Item Details

Description

wood, matt shiny patina, cylindrical form, handle in shape of a standing human figure, min. dam., slight traces of usage;
Chokwe and related people smoked tobacco, or inhaled it as snuff within a ritual context in order to honour the memory of lineage ancestors.
H: 7 cm, H: 2,8 inch
Provenance:
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa

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Tobacco container - D. R. Congo, Chokwe

Name: Tobacco container - D. R. Congo, Chokwe
SKU: 33663028
Price: 80 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €100 - €500

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Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Muenster

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