Museum number:
| APM 11.430 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| round base, protruding edge, studs |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel met uitstaande filt op voet met holle onderzijde, oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel driemaal twee noppen. Steelrand door smalle band met de ketelrand verbonden. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Benin |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, Londen, lot 106 |
| Londen, collectie Francis George Shillitoe (1911-1979) |
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