Nguni Snuff Container, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
length 6in (15.2cm)
composed of hide scrapings, blood and clay and molded into the shape of a bull.
Provenance:
Mrs. Grace Whatley, Hampshire, England
Thence by descent
cf. Brooklyn Museum of Art (22.666)
composed of hide scrapings, blood and clay and molded into the shape of a bull.
Provenance:
Mrs. Grace Whatley, Hampshire, England
Thence by descent
cf. Brooklyn Museum of Art (22.666)
Sold for
US$ 4,375
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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