Museum number:

APM 11.965

Subcollection:

prehistoric pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

feet, scratch decoration

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with funnel-shaped bowl on two fin-shaped legs, straight stem, thinning towards the end. Bowl around incised lines in simple geometric pattern. The feet decorated like claws or human feet. Decoration wrinkled with red dye.

Date:

Period 300 B.C. - 100


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.93 in (4.9 cm)
Width1.1 in (2.8 cm)
StemLength4.13 in (10.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape funnel shape
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquehand-formed
Colourgray black
Finish kleurstof, rood
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentNorth America
Region internationalCentral America
CountryMexico
Region nationalMichoacán
EthnicityPueblo (Mexico)
Acquisition
Year 1990
Provenance Tilburg, America Antigua, Ted van Dijck
Phoenix, Arizona, collectie Peter G. Wray, 1987
Comments
Olmec-periode, proto-klassiek (200 voor - 200 na Chr.).
Literature
Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 15, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 15, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Rotterdam, Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, tentoonstelling "Veertienhonderd negen twee, Columbus zeilde over zee", 1 oktober 1992 - 21 maart 1993.
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 1, 2001-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 1, v.a. 2013.

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