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Carved wooden water pipe and bowl straddled by a beautifully carved female figure with elongated torso. Body symbolically cicatrized in traditional style. Modelled arms with hands below small breasts; columnar neck surmounted by carefully carved head; coiffure bound up in cross-shaped framework. Wood worn and patinated; clay bowl has been repaired.

Details

  • Title: Water Pipe
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 19th century
  • Type: Accessories
  • Rights: Brooklyn Museum Collection
  • External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2944/Water_Pipe
  • Medium: Wood, leather, clay
  • Possible place made: Luvua River region (?), Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Dimensions: 23 x 3 3/4 x 9 in. (58.4 x 9.5 x 22.9 cm)
  • Culture: Luba
  • Collection: Arts of Africa
  • Accession number: 22.1108a-b

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