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Yaka pipe with carved face and metal stem; face has distinctive hooked nose suggesting this is a portrait or commissioned object; bowl is lined with metal; displayed on metal mount.
Yaka pipe
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Yaka pipe

Maker Yaka Artist
Date20th century
Place of originDemocratic Republic of Congo
MediumWood, metal
Dimensions4 × 1 1/2 × 2 in. (10.2 × 3.8 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Pat and Jack Nichelson Estate
Object number2019.24.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionYaka pipe with carved face and metal stem; face has distinctive hooked nose suggesting this is a portrait or commissioned object; bowl is lined with metal; displayed on metal mount.
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