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:

GeneralHeight2.99 in (7.6 cm)
BowlHeight2.91 in (7.4 cm)
Width1.1 in (2.8 cm)
StemLength4.33 in (11 cm)
Weight44 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape cylindrical
Materialwood
Techniquecarved
Colourbrown
Other materialssheet iron, zinc (metal)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalSouthern Africa
CountrySouth Africa
Region nationalEastern Cape
EthnicityXhosa
Acquisition
Year 2023

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