Wooden beer-pipe mouthpiece container. The surface of the container is decorated with an incised design of hatched black and white diamonds and painted black diamonds. At one end there is a carved nodule which is partially broken. There is a small perforation at the opposite end of the container to the carved nodule. [CW [OPS move] 13/9/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden beer-pipe mouthpiece container. The surface of the container is decorated with an incised design of hatched black and white diamonds and painted black diamonds. At one end there is a carved nodule which is partially broken. There is a small perforation at the opposite end of the container to the carved nodule. [CW [OPS move] 13/9/2016]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of; Rutshuru
Cultural groups: Rwanda
Person: Field collector Armine Charles Almroth Wright; PRM source Armine Charles Almroth Wright
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Stained, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 14 mm, Height: max 277 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1939.7.32