Museum number:
| APM 7.802 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met staande ovale ketel, zonder hiel met rechte steel met glad steeleind. Ketel ingekrast tussen twee concentrische ringen vier gestileerde kaurischelpen op geruwd fond. Steeleind dunne koperen banden. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 38 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | copper (metal) |
| Finish | bandwerk |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Mayombe (Bas-Congo) |
| Ethnicity | Yombe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1981 |
| Provenance | Volendam, collectie Fred Tymstra, 1972-1981 |
| Amsterdam, antiekhandel, 1972 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 12.712 grotere versie. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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