Museum number:
| APM 8.039 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met geometrische komvormige verhoogde ketel, afgeplatte steel met ronde onderzijde, oplopend en verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel onderhelft ingekraste decoratie van zigzag lijnen, de driehoeken gevuld met stippen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 58 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | geometric |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Kenya (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, particulier bezit, c. 1955-1982 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, oktober 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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