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| Marquesas Islands, Polynesia Mid/late 19th Century Hardwood Size: 19.5 x 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, France; Purchased from Ernst Ascher Galerie, Paris, prior to 1960. Note: Top re-attached sometime in the past. Together with locally carved smoking pipes, finely decorated tobacco pots became prevalent following the introduction of tobacco in the early contact period. Pipes and containers were highly prized possessions and were occasionally buried with their owners. | |||||||||||
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