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Tanzania Carved Figural Gourd Medicine Container With Stopper

Name: Tanzania Carved Figural Gourd Medicine Container With Stopper
Price: 295 USD
Availability: InStock

$295

Vintage Modern

San Francisco, CA

Condition Notes: Various scuffs and wear to surface commensurate with age and use Various scuffs and wear to surface commensurate with age and use less

Description: Objects such as this were used to hold medicine. They were traditionally used by the traditional healer to contain either … more Objects such as this were used to hold medicine. They were traditionally used by the traditional healer to contain either liquids or powders that were then used during the healing ceremony.
It was a tradition in Tanzania to finely carve the tops of the containers, which then gave the container more person importance and made it possible to directly link the piece to a certain tribe and region mostly by the shape of the head and head style on the stopper. less

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San Francisco, CA

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