Museum number:
| APM 14.343 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel met puntige onderzijde waarin lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel afgeschuinde filtrand waaronder band met geometrische ingekraste decoratie van gearceerde driehoeken en ruiten. Ketel overlangs drie ingesneden lijnen, ketelbasis band met staande streepjes. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 273 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Woluwe, antiekmarkt Lambertusplein |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, <1980-1995 |
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