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LOT 2340
African Wooden Water Jug
EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 in. (511 grams, 28.5 cm).
With geometric carved decoration, large spout, strap handle and a serrated rim; West African type. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From West Africa.
From an old Surrey, UK, oriental and ethnographical collection; acquired during 1950s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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