Museum number:
| APM 22.269 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sandblasted, meerschaum bowl interior |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met grote pokervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde, tige op eenderde aangezet en recht. Ketel en steel gezandstraald en gezwart, ketel inwendig blokmeerschuim binnenketel. Tige links intaglio "KILIMANJARO TANZANIA". Oorspronkelijke montage met gebogen zwart caoutchouc roer met beet, roer links bij tige in wit intaglio lopende olifant. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.91 in (7.4 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.72 in (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | poker shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | black |
| Other materials | block meerschaum (stone) |
| Finish | gezandstraald |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Town | Arusha |
| Maker | Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation Limited |
| Mark | "KILIMANJARO TANZANIA" (intaglio, tige li.) lopende olifant (intaglio, roer i) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2016 |
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