Large ebony pipe - good example of native carving and use of metal – Objects

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Object Number 37-32-50/2414

Display Title Large ebony pipe - good example of native carving and use of metal

Descriptions

Inventory Description Pipe, carved wood, rifle-shaped, incised, partial metal shaft, broken leather st

Classification

Pipe
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Bene

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 80 x 9 x 2.3 cm (31 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object 37-32-50/2414

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