ClassificationsAfrican Art
Pipe
Place CreatedSouth Africa, Africa
CultureXhosa
DateLate 19th Century
MediumWood, metal
Credit LineGift of the Charles S. Ackerman Fund
DimensionsMaximum: 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm)
Object number2021.003.003
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 6, 2022 - PresentPublished ReferencesSandra Klopper, et al., The Art of Southeast Africa: From the Conru Collection (Milano: 5 Continents, 2002), plate 31c.
"New African Acquisition Includes Nguni, Thembu, and Xosa Pipes and Tsonga Snuff Containers." MCCM e-Newsletter, Spring 2022. p. 12. Pictured.
ProvenanceWith Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, California. Ex coll. Kevin Conru, Brussels, Belgium, by 2002. Purchased by MCCM from Jacaranda LLC, New York, New York.
Status
On viewCollections
- African Art
