Museum number:
| APM 30.059 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head of antelope in high relief, lead inlay |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met slanke beker ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met afgeplat steeleind met beet. Ketel voorzijde in hoogreliëf kop van een antiloop, ketel steelzijde stukje loodinlegwerk. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
| Weight | 22 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | led inlay (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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