Museum number:
| APM 22.921 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain, cuff of wound brass wire |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van ijzer met trechtervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel en steel onversierd. Steeleind manchetvorm door omwikkeling met dik messingdraad. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
| Weight | 210 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | iron (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Province of Équateur (north-west) |
| Ethnicity | Bobangi |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
Comments
| Gemaakt in de techniek van de zogenaamde slavenpijp maar groot van formaat en zwaar van uitvoering, oorspronkelijk met een separaat roer van hout. |
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