Museum number:
| APM 24.746c |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain slave pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met komvormige ketel, spoorvorm en korte rechte steel zonder mondstuk. Ketel en steel ruw onversierd aardewerk met een gedraaide pijpenkop aan een handvorm steel gezet. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 18 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | bowl shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), rolled |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | South America |
| Region international | Latin America |
| Country | Suriname |
Acquisition
| Year | 2022 |
| Excavation site | Suriname, Commewijne, Plantage Peperpot (onder Kankantrie), 1970 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, Surinaamse vondsten openbaren rookcultuur in de West. Amsterdam, 2024. afb 18. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Allard Pierson, expositie "Not my soul, over slavernij, wet en vrijheid", 21 november 2025 - 24 mei 2026. |
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