Museum number:
| APM 15.321b |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met staande ovaalvorm ketel, voorwaarts gerichte hiel en rechte steel zonder manchetverwijding. Ketel ingekrast tussen twee concentrische lijnen zigzag band van zes fijne lijnen. Steel twee concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 56 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Mayombe (Bas-Congo) |
| Ethnicity | Yombe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Antwerpen, Kunstveilingen Bernaerts, lot 1613 |
| Antwerpen, collectie Marcel Mortiers, <1990-1998 |
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