tschombo (Dieser Kürbis) mwane wa tschombo (Pfeifenkopf)

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Hemp pipe

Historical main catalogue: "Water pipe. a) Gourd with long neck, 56 cm lg. ('tschombo'). b) Wooden pipe bowl, carved ('mwane wa tschombo'), 24.5 cm lg. Mambuë (Tschenye)"

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Hemp pipe
Dimensions
Height: 25,5 cm
Width: 9 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Height: 56,5 cm
Width: 38,5 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Height: 56 cm
Width: 12 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Weight: 0,4 kg
Material/Technique
Pumpkin peel, Wood, Copper
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 7392 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Malawi
    Zambia (Zambia)
    Tanzania
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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