Original pipe bowl in the shape of a camel · D. R. Congo, Kasaï-Occidental, Bimbadi / Lulua · ID: 3048935

Name: Original pipe bowl in the shape of a camel
SKU: 3048935
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 7,8 cm

L: 16,5 cm

H: 3.1 inch

L: 6.5 inch

Description

wood, metal,

A comparable object is in the holdings of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (Inv. no. EO.0.0.12236). It was acquired in 1913 by Rev. Father Cambier in the province of Luluabourg (from 1966 province Kasaï-Occidental).

This type of pipe was made by the Bimbadi people around 1910 and is said to have been very popular with the Europeans. The Bimbadi originate from the Demba region (between Lusambo and Luebo), where they mixed with the Lulua after the Portuguese left.

For a comparable object see AHDRC 0042990 (here assigned to the Democratic Republic of Congo).

The object Original pipe bowl in the shape of a camel with the object ID 3048935 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 296.

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