Museum number:
| APM 18.769 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| intersecting zigzag bands |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met bekervorm ketel, lensvormige onderzijde en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel onder filt baan met twee elkaar kruisende zigzag banden, langs de basis vijf ingesnoerde concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.68 in (6.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Kasai Province (south) |
| Ethnicity | Kuba |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Mechelen, antiekhandel |
| Mechelen, particulier bezit, <1950-c. 1990 |
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