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A Gourd with female head as a stopper, Makonde

They were mainly used as containers for medicines, ointments, pigments, sacres oils and symbolic substance. Some beades gourds were used as emblems of rank


A GOURD OR CALABASH WITH STOPPER
Wood, glass
Makonde, Tanzania
1st half 20th century
height: 22cm
€ 800
A Gourd with female head as a stopper, Makonde