Museum number:
| APM 4.742 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| two feet |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel op twee puntige uitstaande pootjes, korte oplopende steel met ronde manchetband. Rond de filt en aan de ketelbasis band met fijne gearceerde streepjes. Zwarte kleurstof. Oorspronkelijke houten steel met taps einde. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Length total | 11.22 in (28.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | vernis, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Orientale Province (north-east) |
| Ethnicity | Hima |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, particulier bezit, c. 1958-1974 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkamer Icon, permanente presentatie, vitrine curiosa, 18 juni 1975 - september 1981. |
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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