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Finely Carved Antropomorphic Container Two Compartments
Finely Carved Antropomorphic Container Two Compartments
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Finely carved antropomorphic container with two compartments WEST TIMOR horn,bone cm 16 x 3,5 (inches: 6.3" x 1.4") 50 g Finely carved and elaborated container made from a buffalo horn with a wooden stopper carved as an ancestor head. The particularity of this remarkable container is that it features two compartments (like it is shown in one picture): one is used for lime powder, the other for tobacco. At the neck a little cord is tied, with a spoon (in horn) and a little pick (in bone), that are used to move and break the clumps of lime.The decorations of the upper and lower part of the horn are variants of the kaif motifs, that consists in a series of hooks and dots, representing the ancestors and the members of the clan of the carver

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    Finely Carved Antropomorphic Container Two Compartments

    Estimate $150 - $250
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