Paint pump for the Holi festival, India,... - Lot 135 - Ader

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Paint pump for the Holi festival, India,... - Lot 135 - Ader
Paint pump for the Holi festival, India, 19th - 20th centuryConsisting of a cylindrical bronze tube engraved with rings and finished with an elephant protome in the round. Length: 42 cmOxydations . The festival of Holi or festival of colors is a Hindu religious festival, marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring and celebrated during the full moon of the month of Phâlguna (February-March). On this day, it is customary to sprinkle oneself and others with coloured powders and waters using instruments like this one. For an illustration of this festival and a display of these paint pumps, see Ader, 25 November 2013, lot 43. A water pump for Holi, India, 19th-20th centuryProvenance : Marie-Christine David Collection .
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