Pipe
AF557
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
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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