Pipe in Form of Seated Male

Bobo people, Burkina Faso, African

  • Titles Pipe in Form of Seated Male (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay
  • Dimensions 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (6.4 x 5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Bill and Gale Simmons, 1997.57
  • Work Type pipe
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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