Museum number:
| APM 1.971 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| buffalo |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with wide bowl-shaped kettle, figural base, ascending short stem widening to a stub. Bowl worn by a stylized buffalo on two legs and with curved twisted horns along the bowl. Bowl base field with geometrically scratched lines. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Diameter | 3.19 in (8.1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bowl shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Zambia |
| Ethnicity | Mashukolumbwe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Camden Passage antiquemarket |
| Londen, particuliere collectie, <1970-1985 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 70, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 70, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, The ubiquitos clay pipe. ParisThe Pipe Year Book 2001, /, 2001. p 59. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "1001 Nieuwigheden", 8 oktober 1987 - 31 december 1987. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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