Museum number:
| APM 6.844 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ATAFIA TAYO", "TREWOLEDE" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ketel tussen Duitser en beker, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt. Bruingebrande lak. Ketel links gestempeld met bronsverf "ALAFIA TAYO" en rechts "TREWOLEDE". |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | pipe Paris shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, bruingebrand, bronsverf |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
| Town | Baumbach |
| Maker | Wilhelm Klauer und Söhne |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Volendam, collectie Fred Tymstra, 1976-1978 |
| Baumbach, Wilhelm Klauer Söhne KG, oude voorraad, <1930-1976 |
Comments
| Volgens Alexis Adandé, Porto-Novo, 1986, betekent het opschrift Alafia tayo in het ede yoruba: "Health is worth good luck" of Alafia l'ayo "Health is joy or To enjoy good health". Trewoledo heeft in het ede yoruba geen betekenis. Vgl. APM 13.215 en APM 13.216. |
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