H x W x D (Stem): 33 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm (13 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
H x W x D (Bowl): 7 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm (2 3/4 × 3 × 2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
20th century
Description:
Pipe with long, thin stem; light wood shank with metal ring; darker wood bowl with collared lip.
Provenance:
Collection of former MI state senator Jack Faxon. Exact collection date unknown, but the height of his collecting practice was 1960s-90s.
Exhibition History:
“When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection,” Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., Oct. 26 2012 – Feb. 8, 2013
Published References:
Nii O. Quarcoopome, ed. When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection, Detroit: Wayne State University, 2012, fig. 10 [published as “Zulu”].
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