Museum number:
| APM 20.518 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of steatite, so-called tubular with straight cylindrical slightly conical tubular shape, the bowl opening and the stem end cut at right angles. Unadorned. Attached find label with "MERCER COUNTY WEST VA. TUBE PIPE". |
Date:
| Period | 1300 - 1600 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 7.28 in (18.5 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Other dimensions | diameter rookkanaal: 1 cm | |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | tubular pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | cut |
| Colour | gray black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Kentucky |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1967-2011, nr AA197 |
| Burlington, Wisconsin, collectie E.K. Petrie, -1967 |
Comments
| Als herkomst door Brongers ook wel abusievelijk West-Virginia opgegeven, gebaseerd op het fout lezen van de afkorting "WEST VA." als West-Virginia in plaats van West-Valley. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine Amerikaanse Indianenpijpen, v.a. 2011. |
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