Pipe Stem
AF723
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF723 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Stem of pipe is cylindrical and made of iron; in the center there is a seven ridged disc shape ornamentation that wraps around the body of the pipe; single disc shaped brass piece around the mouth of the object; below this is wrapped a piece of twisted plant fiber, ends tied together, forming a loop; fiber is light brown in color. Clay bowl. The stem is of iron ornamented with brass. |
| Length | 11 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 8 - Other Number |
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