Carved pipe bowl

Museum number:
5-6003
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006003
Accession number:
Acc.2263
Description:
Clay pipe; squatting male figure with face pushed forward, arms clasped in front; two modeled leopards on figure's head; L. 15.5 cm.
Donor:
The Calvin K. and Doreen B. Townsend Donation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
Cameroon; Bamileke
Culture or time period:
Bamileke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pipe bowls and Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carved pipe bowl, accession number 5-6003, described as Clay pipe; squatting male figure with face pushed forward, arms clasped in front; two modeled leopards on figure's head; L. 15.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved pipe bowl, accession number 5-6003, described as Clay pipe; squatting male figure with face pushed forward, arms clasped in front; two modeled leopards on figure's head; L. 15.5 cm.

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