Museum number:
| APM 11.431 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| round base, protruding edge, studs |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel met platte uitstaande filt op vlakke holle voet en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel driemaal twee noppen. Steelrand met een smalle band met de ketelrand verbonden. Steel links kleurloze mineraal ingesloten. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.36 in (6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Benin |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, lot 106 |
| Londen, collectie Francis George Shillitoe (1911-1979) |
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