id: 148741 accession number: 1976.181 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.181 updated: 2022-07-30 09:00:42.883000 Pipe, c. 1920s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pyaang-style maker. Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, and organic materials; overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.181 title: Pipe title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1920s creation date earliest: 1920 creation date latest: 1929 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pyaang-style maker technique: Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, and organic materials department: African Art collection: African Art type: Implements find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review, 1976 opening date: 1977-02-01T05:00:00 Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977). title: At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings opening date: 2014-08-28T00:00:00 At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings. The Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 4, 2014). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 256, repr.
CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 26.
The Galleries at Cleveland State, OH (8/27/2014 - 10/4/2014): "At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings", cat. no. 15-3, p. 253. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This is a beautiful example of Pianga artistry. The bowl of the pipe is in the form of an elongated palmwine cup. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES