Gourd Pipe

Object/Artifact

UTA Fine Art Collections

Gourd Pipe

Pipe made from a carved gourd with inlaid shell fragments and carved figure stem.

Name/Title

Gourd Pipe

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.83

Description

Pipe made from a carved gourd with inlaid shell fragments and carved figure stem.

Use

Ritual

Context

Fertility

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kongo People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1970

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kongo People

Bantu ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pipes (Smoking)

Search Terms

gourd, pipe, shell, inlay,

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pipe

Class

Ritual

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

5-9/16 in

Length

17-1/2 in

Material

Shell, Metal, clay

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Dr. E.D. (Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Owner/Agent

E. D. (Butch) and Judith Brodie

Role

Owner

Place

Campus

University of Texas at Arlington

City

Arlington

* Untyped Place

Texas

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

2013

Disposition Method

Gift/Donation

Disposition Date

Dec 2013