Pipe Stem

AF1350A

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1350A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lokele
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood | Copper | Plant Fiber | Gourd | Leather
Description

The mouth piece is the leather covered gourd; this is filled with palm fibre and catches the nicotine. Body of tobacco pipe; end towards mouth pieces is bulbous; body of piece is wrapped with a thin copper; there is a wider piece of metal wrapped around the far end; opening in mouth piece; wood is dark brown in color.

Height 5.6 cm
Length 34 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 12 - Other Number

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