Museum number:
| APM 7.406 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerkoning kaMpande Cetewayo met kroeshaar, snor, sik en oorringen. Steel links intaglio modelnummer "20". |
Date:
| Period | 1975 - 1978 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 20 |
| Trade name | nigger |
Acquisition
| Year | 1979 |
| Provenance | Oud-Loosdrecht, René Hogguer |
| Londen, tabakswinkel, 1979 |
Comments
| Stelt Cetewayo, koning van de Zulu's voor nagemaakt naar een kleipijp van Louis Fiolet (APM 19.283). |
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