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Description : Southeast Africa, Tanzania, Zigua (Wazigua) people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fascinating medicinal container and fetish effigy made from antelope or kudu horn, with a wooden head stopper and cotton bindings. The horn is hollow and positioned pointed tip downwards and the wide opening creates a mouth for the container and a socket for the wooden anthropomorphic head to rest in as the stopper lid. The head is stylized and carved with large ears, slightly open mouth, broad nose, and the eyes are inset with white glass beads. An iron bell and a second wooden figure is attached to the side of the horn, all are tightly bound together and wrapped with many strips of cloth. This second figure has a zoomorphic, almost simian quality, perhaps to represent a monkey. These horn containers were for ritualistic use and held symbolic medicinal substances that were used to cure the sick or to cast spells. Size: 12.5 L x 3 W (31.8 cm x 7.6 cm), 13 H (33 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #164757
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