Museum number:
| APM 22.468 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sixteen-sided bowl, center of gravity |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van ijzer met zestienkante trechtervormige ketel, zonder hiel over in licht gebogen steel. Ketel zestienkantig gevijld en verder onversierd. Steel halverwege zwaartepunt van messing waarin getordeerde roodkoperen draad is aangebracht, rest steel verdund zonder mondstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Length total | 8.46 in (21.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | iron (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | brass, copper (metal) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Town | Makotimpoko |
Acquisition
| Year | 2016 |
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