Tribal Art - 8th January 2013

Lot 799

A Ovimbundu wood pipe

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £5200

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Description

A Ovimbundu wood pipe, of a standing figure with a pointed back coiffure, with a bead necklace above metal bands and studs, with a waisted cylindrical bowl, with a folded metal shaft, white inventory number 6, 20¾in (52.8cm) long.

Provenance: Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.