Pipe

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pipe

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Date
late 19th century
Medium
Terra-cotta
Culture
Bamum
Department
Arts of Global Africa
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
8993

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Elaborately decorated tobacco pipes of terra-cotta (baked clay), brass and wood were commonly used by men in all regions of Cameroon. The decoration of the pipe was an indication of the owner’s rank in the social and political hierarchy of his community. Bamum, Africa

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The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund

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