Museum number:
| APM 24.900b |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| wooden men's pipe with bead decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van acaciahout met hoge conische ketel, ronde onderzijde met conische hiel en rechte opgaande steel verwijdend in een manchet. Ketel en steel gladgepolijst. Ketel inwendig plaatijzer. Steelaanzet en steeleind band met kraaltjes in turkoois en paars. Etiket met in inkt "PFEIFE FUR MANNER SUD-AFRICA" en keerzijde "ERH. ... B.P.S. TRIASHILL SUD. AFR.". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 10.24 in (26 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 3.46 in (8.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 9.45 in (24 cm) |
| Weight | 49 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | acacia (wood) |
| Technique | filed |
| Colour | medium brown |
| Other materials | tinplate (metal), glass beads (inorganic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region national | Eastern Cape |
| Ethnicity | Xhosa |
Acquisition
| Year | 2022 |
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