Museum number:
| APM 836 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust and arms woman |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met lage bolle ovaalvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte figurale steel. Steel overlangs borstbeeld en armen van een vrouw met driehoekig gelaat. Ingesnoerde ketelfilt. Ketelinterieur met aluminium bekleed. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | black |
| Other materials | aluminum (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Ethnicity | Luba |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Kongo, handelaar etnografie |
| Kongo-Kinshasa, antiekhandel, 1997 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 10, v.a. 2001. |
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