id:			170246
accession number:	2012.42
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.42
updated:		2022-10-29 17:30:21.939000

Pipe Bowl, possibly 1800s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southern Nguni-style maker. Nephrite and metal; overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.42

title:				Pipe Bowl
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creation date:			possibly 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		108B Southern African
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Southern Nguni-style maker
technique:	Nephrite and metal
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Implements
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measurements: Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	David Lewin, London, United Kingdom
	date: by at least 2007–latest 2011
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	(Jacaranda LLC, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2012–
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2012–
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fun fact: 
This object is made of nephrite, one of two different mineral species called jade; the other is jadeite.

digital description: 
Carved from a deep green, translucent stone with a highly polished surface, this exquisite example of an extremely rare type of pipe bowl originates from the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Like the few other known examples, this pipe bowl would have been complemented by a stem, now lost, made from wood or reed or another less durable material. It is believed that such nephrite pipe bowls were copied from stone examples introduced by 17th-century Dutch settlers in the Cape region. In southern Africa, smoking tobacco and taking snuff were and still are enjoyed as activities that establish or solidify harmonious social relationships. In addition to their practical function as smoking devices, pipes of unusual and therefore costly materials and in fancy and refined shapes and forms, like this example, served as markers of rank and status and indicated prestige and socioeconomic prominence.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2012.42/2012.42_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2012.42/2012.42_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2012.42/2012.42_full.tif