F-55 Smoking pipe
Object Type
Smoking pipe
Object Number
JL-F-55
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
North Nguni/South Nguni
Medium/materials
Lead, Metal, Wood
Dimensions (cms)
Bowl: 5 x 2.4 x 2.5; Length: 10.5
Description

Wooden tobacco pipe. Decorated with metal inlay shapes and studs. Twisted metal is wound around the bottom of the pipe and the mouthpiece is made of lead. A snake is coiled around the base of the bowl with the head and top portion of the body attached to the length of the pipe.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Keywords
Nguni, pipe, wood
Classification
Smoking pipe
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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