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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Important Oceanic & African Art
• Sale Date:
  10 Jun 2014 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  18
• Lot Description:
  Chokwe Snuff Container
  Finely carved kneeling figure holding a staff and snuff container, Interior hollowed out to hold snuff. The head and neck serve as a stopper. Containers such as this one were emblems of high status and were used by Chokwe rulers to serve snuff to important visitors or to make offerings of snuff on ceremonial occasions.
  L.195mm, W.45mm.
• Provenance:
  Dr John Dintenfass, New York, U.S.A. Private collection, New York, U.S.A.
• Estimate:
  NZ$1,200 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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