Bamileke Ceramic Figural Pipe, Based
Product ID: A9000-027
$1,995.00
About this piece
A pipe bowl that has gathered a crowd.
Bamileke potters of Cameroon, Central Africa, made this figural pipe in terra cotta in the 20th century. Pipe smoking in the Cameroon Grassfields is often associated with rank and hospitality, and figural pipes carry that sense of status. A tapering, cross-hatched bowl sits above a cluster of faces and heads, with wide eyes and flaring noses pressed shoulder to shoulder. The clay is dark, smooth and slightly sooty, with a soft shine. It stands on a slim black mount.
About seven inches high. Looks quiet until you count the faces.
