Museum number:
| APM 8.566 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel met puntige onderzijde en oplopende rechte insteeksteel met glad steeleind. Gepolijst. Steeleind ter versteviging omwikkeld met baan ijzerdraad. Oorspronkelijk recht houten roer naar het eind verdunnend. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 8.66 in (22 cm) | |
| Weight | 45 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | iron (metal), wood |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Rwanda |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, verzamelaaar, <1975-1984 |
Literature
| Jean Lecluse, Pipes d'Afrique noire. Liège, 1985. Dl I, p 286-288. De pijpmodellen van deze stam. |
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