Museum number:
| APM 7.259 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| inkraslijnen |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovaalvorm ketel, zonder hiel en korte steel met manchet. Ketel rond filt ingekrast dambordmotief. Ketel en steel gepolijst. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer met gebogen steeleind met knoop, grotendeels omvlochten met afwisselend twee banen witte en twee blauwe glaskralen. |
Date:
| Period | 1975 - 1978 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| 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 | 1978 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Kenia, souvenirhandel, 1978 |
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