Figure Shaped Pipe Holder

Datec.1900

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: wood; metal; tin?

DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 3.6 x 7 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Bunzo Nakanishi in memory of Mr. B.C. Hale

Object number1974.080.001

Descriptiona pipe bowl carved in a human form; the head is square in x-section with faces - each corner is a nose, so each 2 sides form a face; the figure is depicted on his stomach with his arms supporting his torso, his legs are bent back & up at the knee; the figure is supported by its two outstretched arms & penis; the top of the figures' head has a metal plate with a ca. 1cm drilled hole; the face which looks backwards also has a drilled hole

Status

Not on view