Calabash, Luguru, Coast Of Tanzania.
Medicine gourd with its original stopper, carved with a Mwana Hiti figure in the form of a female bust holding a receptacle in her hands. The face, with wide-open eyes, gives it an intense expression. Calabash, fabric, wood, old patinas and signs of use. Luguru, coast of Tanzania. Dimensions: H. 21.5 × 10 cm Sold with a certificate of authenticity from the expert Serge Reynes. Guarantee of origin and period. "Among the Luguru, medicine gourds were used to store ritual preparations intended for care and protection. The stopper, carved with a Mwana Hiti figure – literally "child of wood" – plays a symbolic role as guardian. These female effigies embody fertility and the continuity of the lineage, but also the spiritual protection of the substances they seal."
260 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Condition of use
Diameter: 10 cm
Height: 21,5 cm
Reference (ID): 1611770
Availability: In stock
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