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Brass pipe from Cameroon 21.01.1644

This is a very old brass pipe, with a well-sculpted furnace and stem. it has a small mouthpiece in wood.  Due to its long use the pie head has a small hole. 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.:21.01.1644
  • Size:Pipe head: 55 x 55 mm
  • Weight:81 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)

Material

  • VegetalWoodMetalBrass / bronze

Quality

  • Antiques (object shows signs of long use)Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)Excellent overall condition

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