Pipe

AF557

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF557
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bushongo | Bangongo
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Reed (plant)
Description

Tobacco pipe; dark brown in color; stem of pipe is bent upward at the mouth piece end; cylindrical body; thin reed protrudes from upper end; a strand of plant fiber is braided around rim; underneath this are two parallel grooves encircle stem;carved on lower part of stem is Nemo Kanya pattern-triangular shaped forms of small raised squares and a zig-zag design; stem of pipe goes through bottom part of bowl; bowl has an hourglass shape; top portion is larger and opened; bottom part has a flat base.

Height 20 cm
Length 48 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 504 - Field No SF

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