Museum number:
| APM 20.508 |
Subcollection:
| prehistoric pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sitting man |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with figural bowl, heel shape with flat underside and short straight strong conical stem with smooth mouthpiece. Bowl front a seated man with hat with band, necklace and leg bands. |
Date:
| Period | 400 B.C. - 200 B.C. |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 95 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brownish |
| Other materials | paint (painting material) |
| Other colours | red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | South America |
| Region international | Latin America |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ethnicity | La Tolita culture |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, c. 1975-2011, nr AA122 (oud 1.2) |
| Tilburg, Ted van Dijck, c. 1975 |
Literature
| Georg Alfred Brongers (Georg Alfred Brongers), Van Gouwenaar tot bruyère pijp. Amerongen, 1978. p 12, rechts boven. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Pijp in de vorm van een hurkende man, met sporen van rode kleurstof. Hij stelt waarschijnlijk de vuurgod voor, één der oudste goden van het Indiaanse pantheon. Ecuador, La Tolita. |
| Anoniem, The Niemeyer Tobacco Museum in Groningen. TJI Tobacco Journal International, /6, 1978. p 404. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Backed clay pipe in the shape of an old man, sitting on his haunches. Equador. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Roken bij de Amerikaanse Indianen, voorhistorische pijpen uit de Niemeyer collectie", 1 augustus - 14 september 2011. |
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