Museum number:
| APM 17.370a |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| two negroes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met bekervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel rondom handgesneden twee negerfiguren met lendenlap, die elkaar omarmen, de benen lopen op de steel door. Ketel inwendig persmeerschuim inzet. Tige links blinddruk "IIL", onderzijde "TANZANIA". Zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplatte beet. Roer links preegdruk in wit olifant. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 60 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Oher techniques | injection molding |
| Other colours | black |
| Finish | meerschuim binnenketel |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Town | Arusha |
| Maker | Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation Limited |
| Mark | IIL (intaglio, tige li.) olifant (stempel, roer li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2004 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, internationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Mijdrecht, particulier bezit, <1990-2004 |
Comments
| De stijl van decoreren bedacht door de Makonde in zuidelijk Tanzania. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. juni 2004, nr 37. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar. |
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