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LOT 2133
West African Tribal Wooden Spice Jar
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (699 grams, 12.6 cm high).
Barrel-shaped body with slight taper, iron band to the rim, fatter and thinner raised bands carved equidistantly around the body; facetted inner face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in 2010.
Private collection of Mr N.J., Leicester, UK.
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