Cylindrical carved wooden pipe stem. For the black pottery pipe bowl broken into two pieces, moulded with standing figures in relief see 1942.13.140 .1. [CW [OPS move] 10/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cylindrical carved wooden pipe stem. For the black pottery pipe bowl broken into two pieces, moulded with standing figures in relief see 1942.13.140 .1. [CW [OPS move] 10/10/2016]
Long description: Cylindrical carved wooden pipe stem with metal mouthpiece, part of a pipe with black pottery pipe bowl. The wooden stem is carved with two zigzag borders and three tiers of carved designs. The surface is stained a reddish colour. A long tubular ferrous metal mouthpiece with an overturned rim is inserted into the top of the wooden stem. For the black pottery pipe bowl broken into two pieces, moulded with standing figures in relief see 1942.13.140 .1. [CW [OPS move] 10/10/2016]
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1942
Date collected: By 1942
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Diameter: max 38 mm, Height: max 64 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.140.2 Other numbers: 550

Search