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A Nyamwezi Gourd Vessel with Carved Ancestor stopper
A Nyamwezi Gourd Vessel with Carved Ancestor stopper
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A wonderful antique drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head. The Gourd has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of use. The Vessel measures 13 inches tall. Nyamwezi or related ethnic group, Tanzania, Africa. Provenance: A Private New Jersey collection.
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Good, well handled
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A Nyamwezi Gourd Vessel with Carved Ancestor stopper

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