The stopper to this fine large container depicts a family of monkeys, a mother holding her baby with another baby to her side. It is unusual to find horned containers from this region of Tanzania with a wooden stopper in this style. The hollow animal horn that forms the container for traditional medicines is wrapped with generations of hide and fibre strands.
Ex Private Collection, The Netherlands
Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century
Height: 57cm
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