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Description : West Africa, Cameroon, Grasslands, Bamum or Bamileke, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A pottery tobacco pipe-bowl in the form of standing men dressed as soldiers in European style uniforms. They stand back-to-back against a vertical tube which serves as a place to insert the shaft of the pipe stem, and their tall military caps form the receptacle openings. Smoking tobacco was customary in Cameroon - both men and women carried pipes and tobacco to use throughout the day, but such a large and ornate bowl may have been an artistic endeavor or used as a gift. Size: 3.5 L x 3 W x 7 H (8.9 cm x 7.6 cm x 17.8 cm), 9.5 H (24.1 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-private USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172161
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