Images(3)

DepartmentAfrica

Pipe

NamePipe

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeSudan, Africa

MediumMetal (possibly gold), amber

Dimensions5 9/16 × 13/16 in. (14.2 × 2.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.756

Object numberA.1955.86.756

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionSmall piece with curved stem, claw-like leaf forms in gilt or gold, with large globule of amber at end; old. A flower-like circle of petals frames the flared aperture. Stem of pipe has worn to silver color where held.

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