Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22 Sep 2020
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A Zulu zoomorphic dance staff / snuffkerrie South Africa the bovine head snuff container with...
A Zulu zoomorphic dance staff / snuffkerrie
South Africa
the bovine head snuff container with inlaid pewter and two miniature kerries as horns, the shaft with a hide binding and a carved hatching to the handle,
81cm long.
cf. The Art of Southeast Africa from the Conru Collection, 2002, p.141, pl.79.