pipe, unrecorded Chokwe artist

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unrecorded Chokwe artist, pipe
unrecorded Chokwe artist, pipe
unrecorded Chokwe artist
pipe
late 1800s–1908
unrecorded Chokwe artist, artist
pipe, late 1800s–1908
Where object was made: Angola
Material/technique: staining; metal; wood; carving; possibly brass
Credit line: Gift of Claude D. Brown
Accession number: 2007.3429
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection," Feb-2000
In the early 17th century the Portuguese introduced this pipe form to the Chokwe peoples. The Chokwe used pipes like this in a ritual context to honor ancestors. The carved figure represents an important ancestor and guardian spirit. Smoking the pipe opened communications with this spirit. Originally there would have been a metal mouthpiece.

Exhibitions

Chokwe Art from the Claude D. Brown Collection
2000