Pipe with anthropomorphic head
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Lot: 310
91 Tribal Art AuctionPipe with anthropomorphic head
D. R. Congo, Kuba
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany, collected in situ, 1959 | L: 18.9 inch |
2000 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
wood / fourpart, hide, metal, wire, nails, collection number "K277"
Similar to the drinking cups, the hairstyle and the headdress of the 19th century return in these pipe bowls.
Cremer, Wolfgang, Pfeifen, Hanf und Tabak in Schwarzafrika, Idstein 2004, p. 205, ill. 148
