Pipe à tabac anthropomorphe "dak"
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Lot: 118
77th tribal art auctionPipe à tabac anthropomorphe "dak"
Soudan, Shilluk
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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collected in Egypt by a serviceman in WW II British Private Collection |
L: 69 cm |
1400 EUR
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport |
bamboo shaft, elaborate terracotta pipes head in the shape of an animal with big open snout, decorated with delicate incised ornaments, fixed by animal skin and twisted cord material, small bowl-shaped gourd with mouth piece on top;
the Shilluk use two types of "dak", the "dangduong" and the "dangthen". The former is kept within the family enclosure, while the latter is more commonly used in public. But the two types are not structurally different. The skin made mouth piece is fitted around a gourd plant, filled with a filtering material called "anywön". It is made from a plant known as "thitho", treated in a special way that makes the fibres very soft. It is changed when it becomes thick and bitter with nicotine.
Mildner-Spindler, Roma, Rund um Tabakspfeifen, Berlin 1992, p. 60, ill. 37