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Details
Six African pipes and two stems
A large conical wood pipe with carved bands of geometric ornament; another of long form with flared bowl, metal binding about the shaft; two Northern Congo wood pipes with bulbous bases, one with copper binding; a bulbous wood pipe with carved ornament; and another with broad rim and cylindrical bowl; one stem covered in rattan and with brass and copper binding, the other with metal binding
The shortest -- 8¾in. (22.2cm.); the longest -- 30¾in. (78cm.) (8)
A large conical wood pipe with carved bands of geometric ornament; another of long form with flared bowl, metal binding about the shaft; two Northern Congo wood pipes with bulbous bases, one with copper binding; a bulbous wood pipe with carved ornament; and another with broad rim and cylindrical bowl; one stem covered in rattan and with brass and copper binding, the other with metal binding
The shortest -- 8¾in. (22.2cm.); the longest -- 30¾in. (78cm.) (8)
Literature
Dunhill, A., The Pipe Book, London, 1924, plate XXII, nos.1 and 2; plate XVII nos. 2, 3 and 5
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