Museum number:
| APM 1.456 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| twin bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met twee identieke cilindrische ketels met uitstaande filtrand op vlakke voet en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel overlangs drie banen van vier inkervingen, de basis ingekerfde streepjes en onder de filt arceerwerk. Steeleind gevlochten riet. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 64 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | kleurstof, bruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1975-1992 |
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