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1942.13.283.2

Carved wooden pipe stem. For the pottery pipe bowl see 1942.13.283 .1. [CW [OPS Move] 21/9/2016]

1942.13.283.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden pipe stem. For the pottery pipe bowl see 1942.13.283 .1. [CW [OPS Move] 21/9/2016]
Long description
Carved wooden pipe stem with tubular ferrous metal mouthpiece belonging to a red pottery pipe bowl in the form of a squatting human figure. The mouthpiece is cylindrical and undecorated. The wooden stem is cylindrical with openwork carving of an elephant head design in two tiers. The wooden stem slots into the pipe socket in the pottery pipe bowl. For the pottery pipe bowl see 1942.13.283 .1. [CW [OPS Move] 21/9/2016]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Iron Metal, Process Painted, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 43 mm, Length: max 515 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.283.2 Other numbers: 527

Search terms: Narcotic, Pipe

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