Museum number:

APM 13.913

Subcollection:

etnografische pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

rifle shape, bands with standing lines

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with figural shape derived from an up side down rifle, the pipe shows on the underside at the place of the heel a bow referring to the fire stroke of the gun, behind the bowl raised, stylized fishtail shape representing the riffle butt. Pipe bowl with pot shape situated on the position of the trigger. Pipe divided into segments decorated with incised standing stripes. Decoration rubbed with red and white chalk. Original soft wooden stem narrowing to the mouth piece.

Date:

Period 1880 - 1930


Dimensions:

BowlHeight11,1 cm
Width7,3 cm
StemLength6,5 cm
Length total16 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialaardewerk (ceramiek)
Techniquehandvorm
Colourzwartgebakken
Finish krijt, rood, wit
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContintentAfrika
Region InternationalOost-Afrika
CountryUganda
EthnicityWanande (?)
Acquisition
Year 1994
Provenance Letchmore Heath, J. Trevor Barton
Londen, Bermundsey antiquemarket, 1994
Comments
Ook toegeschreven aan Waramba in Zambia of de Ankole in Uganda.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002.

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