Tobacco pipe ·  Cameroon Grassfields · ID: 3035367

Description

terracotta, wood, metal, carved with small heads and ornaments, min. dam., traces of usage and corrosion;
the smoking of locally grown tobacco was common in the Grassfields during the 19th and 20th century. The owning of decorated terracotta pipes and cast metal pipes was the prestige of sovereigns and dignitaries.

The object Tobacco pipe with the object ID 3035367 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 284 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.

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