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1910.1.57

Tobacco pipe, wood with bone mouthpiece. [MJD 18/04/2013]

1910.1.57

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tobacco pipe, wood with bone mouthpiece. [MJD 18/04/2013]
Long description
Tobacco pipe, wood with bone mouthpiece. The pipe is made of four sections: the bone mouthpiece, wooden flared bit, wooden cylindrical stem and wooden bowl. The bowl is incised with zigzag lines, filled with red pigment. The flared bit and stem are decorated with brass domed headed nails. [MJD 18/04/2013]
Cultural groups
Kuba
Ngongo
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Emil Torday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1907 - 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Material Pigment, Material Bone, Material Textile, Process Carved, Process Hammered, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 524 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.1.57

Search terms: Narcotic, Pipe, Tobacco Accessory