Pipe · D. R. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3035137
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Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, surmounted by a human head, the eyes inset with brass tags, nearly completely wrapped with metal wire, min. dam., traces of usage and corrosion, socle;
pipes like these were owned by high ranking dignitaries.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 121, ill. 6