Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pipe

Bamum artist

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Terra-cotta

Culture

Bamum

Department

Arts of Global Africa

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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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