Unknown Dutch Colonial
Carved Pipe Case with Savage Warriors

CultureDutch Colonial
Titles
  • Carved Pipe Case with Savage Warriors
Datec. 1670
Possible placeCeylon
Possible placeJakarta (Batavia), Indonesia
Possible placeIndia
MediumEbony
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 in. Length (28.5 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2014.5
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2014.

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