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.
The object Pipe with the object ID 3035137 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 361.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 121, ill. 6