An old pipe from the Bamileke in Cameroon.
The bowl is in the form of a human face. The mouth piece is made of metal whereas the shank is made of well patinated wood.
*Johannes Kaddatz was, among others, a close friend of Werner Fischer, Hans Himmelheber, Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Bernd Muhlack and Nils von der Heyde and spent many years in East and West Africa. |