Museum number:
| APM 24.725 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| ceramic pipe bowl covered in leather |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolvormige ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hielmarkering en oplopende steel met afgeronde manchet. Ketel rond opening ingekrasten baan met concentrische ringen. Ketel en steelaanzet verpakt in lichtbruine dierenhuid. Oorspronkelijke montage met houten roer met messingdraad omwikkeld eind waarin een metalen mondstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1990 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Length | 15.35 in (39 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 14.96 in (38 cm) | |
| Weight | 166 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulbous |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | leather (animal material), wood, brass wire, iron (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
Acquisition
| Year | 2021 |
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