Museum number:
| APM 15.811 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| thirteen-sided |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale dertienkante ketel, knopvormige hiel en oplopende steel verwijdend tot licht vierzijdige manchet. Gepolijst oppervlak. Hiel ingedrukte kruisvorm. Oorspronkelijk roer van licht hout versierd met concentrische ingedrukte geometrische ringen waartussen gebrande versiering. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 7.48 in (19 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Mali |
| Region national | Djenne |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 300 |
| Parijs, collectie Philippe Allemand, <1985-2000 | |
| Mali, Djeno, verkoop via de fouille de Djenné, c. 1979 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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