terracotta, wood, dark patina, pipe bowl in from of a sitting figure with a big head, wooden shaft with ornamental decor, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, small missing parts, restoration, acrylic base;
the smoking of locally grown tobacco was common in the Grassfields during the 19th and 20th century. The owning of decorated terracotta pipes and cast metal pipes was the prestige of sovereigns and dignitaries.
H: 17 cm
Provenance:
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany (1967)
Lit.: Kahan, Leonard et .al., A Cameroon World, New York 2007, p. 116, ill. 66 B
Continent: Africa

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