PAIR OF CALABASH VESSELS WITH FIGURATIVE STOPPERS

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Ca. 20th century AD. >A pair of calabash vessels of double gourd form, each fitted with a carved wooden stopper surmounted by a small figure. One stopper depicts a stylised human figure wearing a beaded necklace, while the other is topped by a small animal-like figure with upright ears. Both vessels are decorated with bands of fibre and beads around the body. > >Size: 170-195mm x 60-85mm; Weight: 375g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Zemanek Munster, Tribal Art, Auktion 61, 19 June 2010, Lot 541, 542. > >

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