tshombo=Wasserbehälter suka=Pfeifenkopf

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Hemp pipe

Historical main catalogue: "Water pipe. Work of a Fundi in Sambuanga. a)Water container made of gourd ('tshombo'); b)Pipe; c)Pipes ('suka') made of clay; decorated [dimensions] Sumbuanga (Uvanda)"

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Hemp pipe
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm
Width: 6 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Weight: 0,2 kg
Weight: 0,2 kg
Height: 44 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 15 cm
Height: 9 cm
Width: 2 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 0,1 kg
Material/Technique
Clay (fired: ceramics), Pumpkin peel, Bamboo, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8504 a-c

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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