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Mar 23, 2009

Pipe

c. 1920s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pyaang-style maker

Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, and organic materials

Overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)

Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.181

Location

not on view

Description

This is a beautiful example of Pianga artistry. The bowl of the pipe is in the form of an elongated palmwine cup.

Exhibition history

CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 256, repr.

CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 26.

The Galleries at Cleveland State, OH (8/27/2014 - 10/4/2014): "At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings", cat. no. 15-3, p. 253.

Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings. The Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 4, 2014).

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