A very large brass pipe, old and in its originalcondition. Well sculptedand in excelent condition. While Musée d'Ethnographie de Neucâtel (MEN) attributes a similar artle 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.
Old African brass pipe head21.01.1590
West and Central Africa | CAMEROON, Sahelian region (Mali, Niger Burkina-Faso) | Kapsiki
This is old brass pipe head, due to its age and long use it has a hole in the furnace. The wooden stem on the picture is lost. 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 existing pipe has been collected in Northern Cameroon
Old African brass pipe21.01.1595
West and Central Africa | CAMEROON, Sahelian region (Mali, Niger Burkina-Faso) | Kapsiki
Brass / bronze
Iron
Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
High aesthetic value
Excellent overall condition
Total length: 24 cm; height of pipe head: 6 cm
Weight:
90 gr
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.
African brass pipe21.01.1596
Horn of Africa & Arabic Peninsula | SUDAN
Brass / bronze
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
Length: 14 cm; height at pipe head: 5 cm
Weight:
49 gr
40.00
CHF
Simple brass pipe, probanly from Sudan.
Beautiful old African brass pipe21.01.1597
West and Central Africa | Sahelian region (Mali, Niger Burkina-Faso), CAMEROON | Kapsiki
Brass / bronze
Wood
Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Total length: 24 cm; height of pipe head: 7 cm
Weight:
183 gr
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.
Small brass pipe in excellent condition21.01.1605
West and Central Africa | CAMEROON | Kapsiki
Brass / bronze
Wood
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
High aesthetic value
Total length: 16,5 cm; height pipe head 40 mm
Weight:
59 gr
This small old brass has nicely decorated pipe head, a wooden centrepiece and a brass mouthpiece. 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 existing pipe has been collected in Northern Cameroon.
Ancient brass pipe head Cameroon21.01.1617
West and Central Africa | CAMEROON
Brass / bronze
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
Original condition
Height: 85 mm; length: 90 mm
Weight:
119 gr
75.00
CHF
Beautiful ancient pipe head from the Caeroon highlands, collected in situ around 1975. In perfect condition, but signs of long use, tar residus and nice patina.
