Pipe

AF570

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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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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