Pipe
Mangbetu · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: PIP-2
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- Height
- 31 cm
- Material
- Wood
Pipe made of light wood, like most mangbetu objects. It is an anthropomorphic figure that seems to represent a pregnant woman whose belly is the bowl.…
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Full original description
Pipe made of light wood, like most mangbetu objects. It is an anthropomorphic figure that seems to represent a pregnant woman whose belly is the bowl. The head shows the classical deformation of the mangroves, but in the opposite direction. This type of object was resected to elders and notables. Natural wood without other pigmentation than the patina of time.
Further technical information
- Width
- 14 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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