Object Listing

Truncated ovoid shaped pipe with a flat skirt projecting out following the shape of the rim of upper section. Interior space in a rough U-shape. Round end of pipe decorated with engraved lines and crosshatching.

Curving horn with tip cut off. It has a row of studs along the bottom edge and a hollow rod inserted into the convex side of the curve. Has a hollow spherical shape ontop of a truncated cone as a pipe bowl. Some grooved parallel lines.

Twisted horn with tip cut off. It has a hollow rod inserted into one side.

Hollow spherical shape ontop of a truncated cone. Some engraved parallel lines.

Hollow spherical shape ontop of a truncated cone.

Hollow cylinder with three rows of projecting cones.

Pipe bowl resting on the back and curved horns of a buffalo-shaped support with two legs and an upward curving cylinder for inserting pipe shaft. Eyes are white inserts.

Stem has a standing man with arms bent at the elbow at its end with the bowl further along the stem towards the mouth piece. The bowl has been decorated with inlaid horizontal and vertical strips of metal.

Bowl of pipe in the shape of a partially seated woman with her knees slightly bent. The stem joins her body at the base of her spine. Her head is a detachable stopper for the pipe bowl. She leans back at an angle of 45°. Around her neck and hips are strings of beads. She has her arms at her side and hands on either side of her belly.

Bowl of pipe in the shape of a partially seated man with his knees slightly bent. The stem joins his body at the base of his spine. His head is a detachable stopper for the pipe bowl and has a string of beads from the top of his head attched to the stem. He leans back at an angle of 45°. Around his neck are two strings of beads. He has his arms at his side and hands on either side of his belly.

Bowl of pipe in the shape of a partially seated woman with her knees slightly bent. The stem joins her body at the base of her spine. Her head is a detachable stopper for the pipe bowl and has a string of beads from the top of her head attched to the stem.. She leans back at an angle of 45°. Around her neck and hips are strings of beads. She has her arms at her side, bent at the elbow and hands on either side of her belly. There is a metal ring in her ear lobe.

Pipe in the shape of a monkey on all fours carrying the bowl in the centre of its back. It has a hole just behind its front leg and one behind the head. The stem projects out horizontally in the place where the tail would have been. Stem flares out slightly at the bit end.

Stem in the shape of a U truncated on its upper section. The pipe bowl joins at this point. It is in the form of a human head facing back towards the bit end of the stem. It has a small cylindrical projection at the upper angle of the U and the bit flares slightly. The bowl is lined with metal

Stem becomes a horizontal circle bisected by a pillar. The bowl is supported on this and leans back at a slight angle. Underneath this structure is a centrally placed snake - the tip of its tail touches the top of the circle and it arches away from the horizontal and then joins it again where its neck and head meet the underneath of the stem. The bowl and stem are decorated with metal designs and the bit end of the stem has a metal collar. There is some metal wire wound unevenly around the top of the stem.

Pipe with three sets of twinned bowls and one at the end with the face of a man with a headring at the other. It is serrated along its lower edge and the 'tail' shaft narrows to a point.

Bowl leans back at a 45° angle. A short round rod projects from the base of the bowl. The stem and bowl are decorated with geometric designs in lead. Bit end widens slightly towards the end.

Pipe with twinned bowls and a set of three bowls together at the end of the shaft. It is serrated along its lower edge and the 'tail' shaft narrows to a point. Similar to JL-F-56

Bowl leans back at a 45° angle. A short round disk projects from the base of the bowl. The stem is decorated with 4 metal bands along its length. Bit end flares slightly

Pipe bowl is held up by a standing person with their back to the end of the bowl. Beneath the bowl is a small round projection. Stem flares slightly at mouth piece/bit end.

Bowl tilts back at a 45° angle and is also curved along its length. A irregularly shaped arch projects upwards from the stem and on one side has the letters B.D. and on the other C.J.H. in metal on it. On either side of the lower end of the bowl are two 'eye' shaped forms. Bit end flares slightly.

Stem becomes a horizontal circle pinched at the end. The bowl is supported on this and leans back at a slight angle. Underneath this structure is a centrally placed snake - the tip of its tail touches the top of the circle and arches away from the horizontal and then joins it again where its neck and head meet the underneath of the stem. The bowl is decorated with metal designs and the bit end of the stem flares slightly. The inside of the bowl is lined with metal

Bowl tilts back at a slight angle. It rests on a circular base that is flattened side to side. . It has a small cylindrical projection at the base of the bowl and the bit flares slightly. Approximately in the centre of the stem is the figure of a seated woman facing away from the bowl. Her buttocks join the stem and she leans backwards with her head towards the bowl. Her legs are bent at the knee and her feet rest on the stem. Her arms are bent at the elbow and follow the line of her legs with her hands resting on the sides of her knees.

Pipe bowl in the shape of an abstracted male head on a short cylinder inlaid with metal zigzag designs. The face has exaggerated and elongated eyebrows moustache and beard and projects upward in a vertical cone. Inside of bowl inlaid with metal. Stem flares slightly at mouth piece/bit side.

Mouthpiece is elongated cone with ridges and valleys along its length. The body of the pipe is a slanted section with star and leaf designs created from inlaid metal. There is a small ivory/bone plug at its top. Its lower edge is a series of iregular curves and indentations. The bowl is in the shape of a bovine with twisted horns which curve back joining the bowl.

Stem has a flat circular disk along its length and then it dips to curve around the bottom of the pipe bowl. Four round knobs project two on either side - two at the base of the bowl and two in the centre of the circular disk. Geometric designs created from inlaid metal embellish the pipe. Stem flares slightly at the mouth piece/bit end

Gourd with two lobes and a conical stopper. Decorated with circular and leaf-shaped designs created with inlaid wire work.

Spherical gourd. Decorated with geometric designs created with inlaid wire work.

Spherical gourd. Decorated with geometric designs created with inlaid wire work.

Spherical gourd. Decorated with geometric designs created with inlaid wire work.

Snuff box in the form of a quadruped with downward pointing horns. Its reddened body is covered with numerous raised points. It has a stopper in its forehead.