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Pipe with Human Face (Boka)

Culture: Ngbaka
Medium: Wood, copper alloy, iron, cowrie shell
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 21 x 2 3/4 x 4in. (53.3 x 7 x 10.2cm)
Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 22.1254
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Side, 22.1254_side_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Cone-shaped bowl attached to curved stem. The distal side of the bow-stem carved into a human face. Facial contours treated in a concave manner. Ears pierced and cowrie shells and hair-tassels strung through aperture. Stem and bowl wound with brass and iron stripping. Surface wear.

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