Museum number:
| APM 4.202 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| lines, stem with beads |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bekervorm ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel omgaande band van ingekraste streepjes. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer met gekleurde kraaltjes omwonden. |
Date:
| Period | 1965 - 1974 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 7.09 in (18 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Other materials | glass beads (inorganic material), iron (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Kenya |
| Ethnicity | Luo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Haren (Groningen), Peter Kruyt |
| Kenia, Nairobi, souvenirhandel, 1974 |
Comments
| Vertoont overeenkomst met de pijpen die door oude vrouwen van de Luo-stam werden gerookt (in nabijheid Victoriameer). |
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