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Old African brass pipe 21.01.1595

This is a old brass pipe, with a well-sculpted furnace and an iron stem. While Musée d'Ethnographie de Neucâtel (MEN) attributes a similar article to the Ashanti tribe in Ghana and some other sources link them to the Mossi in Burkina Faso, The present pipe has been collected in Northern Cameroon.

  • Ref.:21.01.1595
  • Size:Total length: 24 cm; height of pipe head: 6 cm
  • Weight:90 gr

Category

  • AFRICAN PIPES 21.01West-, Central- & North Africa 29.01
  • PIPES & SNUFF BOXES 21REGIONAL GALLERIES 29

Origin

  • West and Central Africa
  • CAMEROONSahelian region (Mali, Niger Burkina-Faso)
  • Kapsiki

Material

  • MetalBrass / bronzeIron

Quality

  • Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)High aesthetic valueExcellent overall condition
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