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LOT 2693
Tribal Swazi Pipe with Stone Bowls
SWAZILAND, CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 16 in. (545 grams total, 4.5-40.5 cm).
Comprising a hollow wooden pipe with a stone bowl, accompanied by two further bowls in light-coloured stone. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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