Museum number:
| APM 16.038 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| twin bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met twee staande ovale ketels op cilindrische voet met vochtreservoir en opgaande steel zonder manchet. Ketels overlangs ingesneden lijnen met centraal een zigzagband met driehoeken. Voet ingesneden concentrische ringen waartussen band met blokmotief. Oorspronkelijke rechte houten steel. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.98 in (10.1 cm) |
| Width | 2.72 in (6.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 9.45 in (24 cm) | |
| Weight | 223 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | wood |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Mbila |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Foumban, Nsoya Ibrahim |
| Nigeria, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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