Object class: Equipment and supplies for smoking and tobacco use / Collector: Bonnie B. Keller - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Equipment and supplies for smoking and tobacco use Collector Bonnie B. Keller

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe bowl, stem, accession number 5-2660a,b, described as A) Clay pipe; in shape of human head; black; 3 1/2'' (8.89 cm) length, 2 1/2'' (6.35 cm) dia. B) Reed stem; 12 1/4'' (31.12 cm) length. Native name: Ngimbu (small pipe) (Soli). Everyone has their own pipe but there is some sharing. Pipes are used by men (Ola women use also) and are made by men of clay (bulonga) with a reed stem matete (litete, sing., plant). The pipes by the Ola have different faces.