The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 26, 2025

Pipe Bowl

1925–50

Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Bangangte, unknown maker

Ceramic
Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.163
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The compressed, bowlike shapes on the figure's headdress are actually representations of the tarantula. Tarantulas are associated with leaders in the Cameroon Grassfields region.
  • ?–1975
    Katherine C. White
    1975–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
  • Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 195.
  • CMA 1976: "Year in Review 1975," CMA Bulletin LXIII (Feb., 1976), p. 66, no. 32.
    CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 195, repr.
  • {{cite web|title=Pipe Bowl|url=false|author=|year=1925–50|access-date=26 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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