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Tobacco pipe

> a) The bowl of the pipe is a chubby face with a crown-like top consisting of 10 small bowls with spider-leg-like connections > b) The pipe is covered with beadwork, with a row of cowries at the top and bottom. The spiral mouthpiece is covered with pewter.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
Object type
Tobacco pipe
Dimensions
Height: 176 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Height: 28 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Height: 170,5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Weight: 6 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Sound, Tin, Glass beads, Metal , Textile, Snails (cowries, Cypraea moneta)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 25549 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 (um)
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Bamun (Bamum, Mamum, Bamoun, Mamoun, Mamoum)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Dr Ankermann 1909
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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