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1942.13.1356

Pipe bowl of black pottery in the shape of a sitting human figure. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]


1942.13.1356

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pipe bowl of black pottery in the shape of a sitting human figure. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]
Long description
Pipe bowl of black pottery in the shape of a sitting human figure without a neck or breasts, but with female genitalia. The shoulders originate at the cheeks; the arms are flexed and the hands are placed against belly immediately below the mouth. The figure is wearing an arched headdress decorated with two rows of zigzag lines in relief. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Incised, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Depth: max 65 mm, Width: max 71 mm, Length: max 151 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.1356

Search terms: Narcotic, Pottery, Figure, Pipe