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Large Bronze Elephant Pipe Bowl From, Cameroon

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Large Bronze Elephant Pipe Bowl From, Cameroon

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Description

A large cast bronze tobacco pipe bowl in the form of an Elephant. Kings, chiefs and elder dignitaries in the kingdoms of the grasslands (northwestern Cameroon) possessed such ceremonial and prestige tobacco pipes. The present pipe bowl is especially large and displays an elephant with tusks and raised trunk. It probably belonged to a large ‘king’s pipe’. The pipe Bowl measures 8 inches tall. Provenance: The Dr. Brian Healy estate, NY.

Condition

Good, well worn

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Large Bronze Elephant Pipe Bowl From, Cameroon

Name: Large Bronze Elephant Pipe Bowl From, Cameroon
SKU: 166543204
Price: 180 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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