Museum number:
| APM 13.721 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| flat flutes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met komvormige ketel op conische voet met vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel inwendig met ceramische mantel. Ketel onderhelft in reliëf vlakke knorren, voet concentrische ring. Steelaanzet weerszijden gegraveerde palmet afgesloten door een band met concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 61 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | bowl shape |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | bronze green |
| Other materials | pottery (ceramic) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | South East Asia |
| Country | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Region national | Shan |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Chiang Mai, Thailand, antiekwinkel, night bazar |
| Birma, antiekhandel, 1993 |
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