Tobacco Pipe with Head of a Bird

Bamum

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Caption

Bamum. Tobacco Pipe with Head of a Bird, late 19th or early 20th century. Copper alloy, wood, cloth, 15 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (38.6 x 3.9 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Merton D. Simpson to the Jennie Simpson Educational Collection of African Art, 70.73.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Bamum

Title

Tobacco Pipe with Head of a Bird

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Copper alloy, wood, cloth

Classification

Smoking/Drugs

Dimensions

15 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (38.6 x 3.9 x 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Merton D. Simpson to the Jennie Simpson Educational Collection of African Art

Accession Number

70.73.4

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