Museum number:
| APM 30.058 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric shape with metal details |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met cilindrische ketel met verzwaarde basis en filtrand, rechte steel van de ketelbasis naar de filtrand. Ketel, ketelbasis en steel beslagen met metalen bandjes van zink op sommige plaatsen met gekartelde rand, deels met ingeslagen stippen versierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.99 in (7.6 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.91 in (7.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Weight | 44 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | sheet iron, zinc (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region national | Eastern Cape |
| Ethnicity | Xhosa |
Acquisition
| Year | 2023 |
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