GROUP OF THREE SMALL ZULU SNUFF CONTAINERS

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A group of three carved wooden snuff containers, each of globular form with small finial terminals, suspended from short lengths of carved wooden chain composed of interlocking links. Two examples are decorated with incised geometric patterns, while the third is of plain polished surface. Snuff containers of this type were traditionally used by Zulu peoples of Southern Africa to store powdered tobacco. > >Size: 200-370mm x 45-50mm; Weight: 290g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Lance Entwistle 27 November 2009; and ex Dimondstein - Tribal Arts. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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