{"product_id":"luba-hemba-figural-pipe-congo-rohner-collection-157312","title":"Luba Hemba Figural Smoking Pipe Congo Rohner Collection","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA distinctive Luba-Hemba figural smoking pipe from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, featuring a carved male figure seated directly on the pipe bowl. The figure is incorporated into the pipe as an integral part of its sculptural design, transforming a functional object into a finely carved work of folk art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe seated figure is rendered in a simplified, expressive style characteristic of the broader Luba-Hemba artistic tradition. Smoking pipes were valued personal objects among peoples of the Congo region, and carved examples demonstrate the integration of craftsmanship and everyday use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBecause Luba and Hemba artistic traditions are closely related, a more specific attribution can be difficult without provenance; Luba-Hemba is used here as a stylistic attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood displays a pleasing aged patina and evidence of handling\u003cspan\u003e, consistent with its history as a functional ethnographic object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: John R. Rohner Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRohner, a museum curator for decades, aimed his practiced eye for authenticity to African art beginning in the early 1980s. His passion for this art only grew through the decades he built his collection––always with an aim for a broad and representative array of pieces. The collection appears in his book, \u003ci\u003eArt Treasures from African Runners\u003c\/i\u003e (2000, University Press of Colorado). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem #376 on pg. 172\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-Box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_ActivatorWrapper_1pl42_95\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"PRODUCT.metafields.custom.height_in_-anchor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"button\" class=\"_ActivatorButton_1pl42_99\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_RowWrapper_1pl42_22\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_HoverContainer_1pl42_8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FormFieldLabel_1pl42_48\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd Polaris-Text--breakAlways\"\u003eHeight (In): 7.75\u003cbr\u003eWidth (In): 2.0\u003cbr\u003eDepth (In): 2.0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd Polaris-Text--breakAlways\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrack through the arm and the bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e157312\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sku 146000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52175443624231,"sku":"157312","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_1859.jpg?v=1790351709","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/luba-hemba-figural-pipe-congo-rohner-collection-157312","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}