Pipe figurative - Chokwe - Angola
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Pipe figurative from Angola, of the Chokwe culture, provenance private collection, dating to the early 20th century.
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Pipe Chokwe
Angola
Total length: 60 cm
Period: early 20th century (1920–30)
Provenance: ex. Portuguese colonial collection; ex. Edgar Vigario collection – Lisbon, Portugal; ex. Paulo Akam collection, Portugal
These pipes, carefully carved, were part of the prestige objects of peoples related to the Chokwe such as the Ovimbundu, Lwena, or the Songo. From the 1880s, they appear in accounts and depictions by explorers, with chiefs using these pipes in this region of Central Africa, in Angola or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Chokwe chiefs (black-and-white photographs) became increasingly involved in trade with Europeans, eager for rubber, wax, ivory, as well as African slaves for their colonies in the New World. The local chiefs who prospered thanks to this ordered trade were often prestige objects among local artisans to display their wealth and power. This tobacco pipe is one of those objects.
This pipe is carved with a "Cihongo" mask. Another double-bowl pipe was exhibited at Parcours des Mondes 2014 (see photograph no. 10).
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Pipe Chokwe
Angola
Total length: 60 cm
Period: early 20th century (1920–30)
Provenance: ex. Portuguese colonial collection; ex. Edgar Vigario collection – Lisbon, Portugal; ex. Paulo Akam collection, Portugal
These pipes, carefully carved, were part of the prestige objects of peoples related to the Chokwe such as the Ovimbundu, Lwena, or the Songo. From the 1880s, they appear in accounts and depictions by explorers, with chiefs using these pipes in this region of Central Africa, in Angola or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Chokwe chiefs (black-and-white photographs) became increasingly involved in trade with Europeans, eager for rubber, wax, ivory, as well as African slaves for their colonies in the New World. The local chiefs who prospered thanks to this ordered trade were often prestige objects among local artisans to display their wealth and power. This tobacco pipe is one of those objects.
This pipe is carved with a "Cihongo" mask. Another double-bowl pipe was exhibited at Parcours des Mondes 2014 (see photograph no. 10).
Careful, insured delivery with tracking number.
Details
Ethnic group/ culture
Chokwe
Country of Origin
Angola
Period
Early 20th century
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Pipe figurative
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
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