Bamenda Ceremonial Pipe - Rabbit Form

Sleek, long and mounted on a stand, it points its animal head into the distance.

This terra cotta ceremonial pipe in the form of a rabbit from the Bamenda peoples is Bamenda, from Cameroon, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The form of a pipe usually combines a bowl for tobacco with a stem, and the sculpted figure is typically placed on the bowl or the body. Long, straight stem lined with fine ring-like incisions runs to an animal head with tall ears and a hollow top. The reddish brown surface has a soft sheen and pale scratches. A thin wire holds it to a black base. It is 6.75 inches wide, 2 deep and 1.75 high.

It poses on its stand like it knows the angle is good.