Pipe with Human Face (Boka)
Ngbaka
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Caption
Ngbaka. Pipe with Human Face (Boka), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, copper alloy, iron, cowrie shell, 21 x 2 3/4 x 4in. (53.3 x 7 x 10.2cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1254. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Pipe with Human Face (Boka)
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Wood, copper alloy, iron, cowrie shell
Classification
Dimensions
21 x 2 3/4 x 4in. (53.3 x 7 x 10.2cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
22.1254
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