Carved Pipe Case with Savage Warriors
CultureDutch Colonial
Titles
- Carved Pipe Case with Savage Warriors
Datec. 1670
Possible placeIndia
Possible placeCeylon
Possible placeJakarta (Batavia), Indonesia
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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Department
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Published References Laue, G.: Exotica für die Kunstkammern Europas, München 2012, Kat. Nr. 38
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