Pipe · D. R. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3040218
not available anymore
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, corpus nearly completely wrapped with silver wire, surmounted by a human head, nose and forehead crest provided with metal rings, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of usage, base;
pipes like the present were owned by high ranking dignitaries.
Comparing literature
Mildner-Spindler, Roma, Rund um Tabakspfeifen, Berlin 1992 (front)