Museum number:
| APM 30.390 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| buffalo horn mounted into a tobacco pipe with lid |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van buffelhoorn met getordeerde vorm, de bovenzijde met een leren klepdeksel afgedekt, het mondstuk met plaatijzer verlenging. Inwendig langgerekt grasfilter. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 18.11 in (46 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Width | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) | |
| Weight | 216 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | twisted |
| Material | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Technique | cut off |
| Colour | brown black |
| Other materials | leather (animal material), sheet iron (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Acquisition
| Year | 2023 |
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