Museum number:
| APM 22.941 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric bands, boar's head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met hoge cilindrische ketel met licht puntige onderzijde en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel rondom in reliëf banden met geometrische decoratie van dubbele zigzag lijnen afgezoomd met visgraad banden, de ketelbasis een varkens- of zwijnskop, steel onderzijde lekgat, steeleind omgaand bandje. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 3.23 in (8.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Mali |
| Ethnicity | Dogon |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
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