Masai - Gourd as a container for blood.
- Description
- Masai
| Type of artwork | Ethnographic art |
| Period | 1945 to 1999 |
| Technique | Other |
| Style | African |
| Subject | Utensil |
| Dimensions | 38 x 12 x 5 cm (h x w x d) |
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Unique dried gourd from about 1960 used by the MASAI from Kenya/Tanzania who mainly live from their livestock.
Blood from a small cut in an animal's neck is collected in a gourd as shown in the photos. This is mixed with water and then forms an important part of the diet. This gourd has a strap and a cap made of animal skin. There is a colorful row of beads as decoration and a cowrie shell with beads on the belt. The colors have a meaning, for example orange stands for friendship. The whole is in good used condition.
Blood from a small cut in an animal's neck is collected in a gourd as shown in the photos. This is mixed with water and then forms an important part of the diet. This gourd has a strap and a cap made of animal skin. There is a colorful row of beads as decoration and a cowrie shell with beads on the belt. The colors have a meaning, for example orange stands for friendship. The whole is in good used condition.
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| Condition | Good | ||||||||||
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| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Voorburg, The Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||||
| Price | Up to 5 kg.
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Auction details
| Start time | 27-3-2024 at 11:50 |
| End time | 7-4-2024 at 21:33 |
Starting bid €59
Buyer's premium: 15%
| Pick up | Yes, possible |
| Location | Voorburg, The Netherlands |