Museum number:
| APM 19.969 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dog's head with open mouth |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte tige vroeger met busje. Ketel kop van een hond met open bek en regelmatige tanden, de ogen glaskralen. Ketel inwendig bekleed met messingplaat. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | light brown |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | ogen, glas |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Orientale Province (north-east) |
| Ethnicity | Mangbetu (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2009 |
| Provenance | Thiers, veilinghuis Piasa, lot 483 |
| Parijs, collectie Musée de la Seita, <1980-2009, zonder nummer |
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