Smoking pipe

Museum number:
5-1912
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Black ceramic pipe (Mve Ta'a); with incised design on bowl; length 3¾ inches; diameter: 1¼ inches.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1961-1962 #99: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (June 27, 1961–July 25, 1961)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Smoking pipe, accession number 5-1912, described as Black ceramic pipe (Mve Ta'a); with incised design on bowl; length 3¾ inches; diameter: 1¼ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Smoking pipe, accession number 5-1912, described as Black ceramic pipe (Mve Ta'a); with incised design on bowl; length 3¾ inches; diameter: 1¼ inches.

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