Museum number:
| APM 22.035b |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| negro head with tattoos |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel gestileerd portret in Europese trant van een negerhoofd, enkele details gemarkeerd door brandwerk. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | light brown |
| Finish | gebrand |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Orientale Province (north-east) |
| Ethnicity | Mangbetu |
Acquisition
| Year | 2014 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 22.035a toelichting op de herkomst van deze pijpen. |
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