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GROUP OF THREE GOURD MEDICINE CONTAINERS. LUGURU, TANZANIA

£1600 FOR GROUP

Group of Three Traditional Medicine Containers. Luguru Culture, Tanzania

Sold as a collection each of these medicine containers displays their own distinctive characteristics. One of the gourd containers features a carved wooden stopper depicting a male head with large, rounded ears, another has a stopper in the form of a female head with a plaited hairstyle. The two smaller containers have been connected together by fibre, and would have been traditionally used as a double container. Decorating the bodies of the containers are cowrie shells and glass beads.

Estimated Period: Mid-20th Century (Or Before)

Height of Container with Cowrie Shells (Incl. Base): 22cm

Height of Container with Yellow Beads (Incl. Base): 21cm

Height of Double Container: 19cm & 10cm

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