Museum number:
| APM 6.894 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| incised decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met wijde sterk trechtervormige ketel met afgeplatte rand en conische steel met bolrond mondstuk. Gesneden decoratie, de groeven met wit krijt ingewreven. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | tubular pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Finish | krijt, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Ethnicity | Kivu (Mvuba) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, collectie Gert en Tine Lambregts, Rarekiek, c. 1955-1978 |
| Congo, etnografische handel (reissouvenir), c. 1955 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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