Unrecorded artist, Sotho or S.Nguni Peoples
Figurative man’s pipe
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LOT 81
Unrecorded artist, Sotho or S.Nguni Peoples
Figurative man’s pipe
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 22 000 - 30 000
About this Item
South Africa 19th century
Figurative man’s pipe
c.1850-1900
wood, glass beads and sinew
lenght: 23cm
Provenance
Adolf Hoffmeister, Christina & Rolf Miehler, Colin Sayers Collection.
Notes
Rare figurative pipe sculpted in the form of a woman’s torso with outstretched legs, the pipe features an attached head with beads inlayed as eyes, which serves as a stopper. The waist and neck are adorned with glass bead necklaces. The composition reveals a beautiful interplay of lines, the extended calves continuing the diagonal flow of the form.
Literature
Offered Sotheby's Important African and Oceanic Art: 11 June 2008: Paris: Lot 175
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