Museum number:
| APM 6.890 |
Subcollection:
| etnografische pijpen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| incised geometrical decoration |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of pottery with two wide, strong funnel-shaped bowls and short conical stem, two stems meet in a round mouthpiece. Bowls outer edge notched band hatching with triangles. Stems concentric notched lines. Knot triangles with shaded lines. Decoration rubbed with white chalk or lime. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 6,7 cm |
| Width | 9,7 cm | |
| Bowl | Height | 2,3 cm |
| Width | 5,4 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 3,5 cm |
| Other dimensions | Maten tweede ketel: 2,2 x 5,3 cm | |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | buisvorm |
| Pipe shape | trechtervorm |
| Material | aardewerk (ceramiek) |
| Technique | handvorm |
| Colour | zwartgebakken |
| Finish | krijt, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Afrika |
| Region International | Centraal-Afrika |
| Country | Democratische Republiek Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) |
| Ethnicity | Kivu (Mvuba) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, collectie Gert en Tine Lambregts, Rarekiek, c. 1955-1978 |
| Congo, etnografische handel (reissouvenir), c. 1955 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkamer Icon 1978. Amsterdam, 1979. p 9. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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