Museum number:
APM 23.176 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
gourd decorated with cowrie |
Description:
Waterpijp van kalebas met peervormig reservoir verlengd met de steel van de kalebas, de ketel van hout met cilindrische vorm en op de schouder ingezet, fles en hals ingevlochten in vezelstof en versierd met opgenaaide rijen witte kauri's, langs de basis een cirkelvormige voet van bundel grassen. |
Date:
Period | 1990 - 2000 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 9.06 in (23 cm) |
Width | 5.51 in (14 cm) | |
Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Weight | 197 gram |
Characteristics
Pipe type | insert pipe |
Pipe shape | cylindrical |
Material | gourd (organic material) |
Technique | braided, sewn |
Colour | brown |
Other materials | wood, fiber, cowrie (organic material) |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Continent | Africa |
Region international | Southern Africa |
Country | Namibia |
Acquisition
Year | 2018 |
Comments
Herkomst: Caprivistrook. |
Literature
Georges F. Vandalis (Georges E. Vandalis), Water Pipes. Athens, 2000. p 65, links boven. Dit exemplaar. |
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