Figural corozo pipe bowl, Egyptian Campaign, Ottoman, ethnic

  

Rare corozo nut pipe bowl depicting an Ottoman figure above a demonic figure with a head between its teeth, in a style possibly reminiscent of Kanak carvings. This type of folk carving emerged following the Battle of the Pyramids. The stem and connecting piece are missing. There is a crack in the Ottoman figure’s headdress.

Height: 12 cm; depth: 8 cm; width: 4.5 cm.