PAIR OF SNUFF CONTAINERS

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A pair of snuff containers composed of carved shell bodies fitted with slender horn prongs forming elongated stoppers. Each vessel features a smooth, tapering form with a rounded base and gently narrowing neck. The stoppers are formed from multiple polished horn rods, rising in parallel and slightly curving outward at the tips. Snuff containers of this type were widely used in southern Africa, where powdered tobacco played an important role in social exchange and daily life. > >Size: 195-260mm x 25-25mm; Weight: 50g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Jacaranda Tribal Art. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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