Pipe
AF570
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF570 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bushongo | Bangongo |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Tobacco pipe; dark brown in color; stem of pipe is bent upward at the mouth piece end; mouthpiece is carved from the body of the pipe and slightly conical in shape with an opening at the tip; cylindrical stem; plain, smooth surface; stem of pipe goes through bottom portion of bowl; bowl has an hourglass shape; top portion is larger and opened at top; bottom part has a flat base; two bands carved around both the rim and center of the bowl |
Height | 16 cm |
Length | 40.5 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
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