Pipe
Maker: Unidentified Moor or Tuareg artist
Medium:Brass, zinc, ebony
Geography: Mauritania or Niger
Date: 1980s
Object number: 2012.62.28.1
Credit Line: This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust Fund
DescriptionSmall, thin smoking pipe with narrow mouthpiece flaring progressively to the opposite end, where the tobacco would be inserted. The pipe is constructed by layering strips of zinc, ebony and brass, which form a striped decorative surface. The mouthpiece is primarily zinc, while the bowl end is made from a large section of brass. This pipe was acquired together with 2012.62.28.2, a leather container designed specifically to hold it.
