Museum number:
| APM 23.423 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| stem with beadwork |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met hoge cilindrische ketel, ronde onderzijde met vierkante hiel en rechte licht oplopende steel verwijdend naar een manchetvorm. Ketel onversierd, ketel inwendig bekleed met blik. Steel over de gehele lengte kralenvlechtwek met acht banden met geometrische motieven in zeven heldere kleuren, langs de ketel een zigzag band met kralen. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.99 in (7.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 10.04 in (25.5 cm) |
| Weight | 110 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | acacia (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | metal, glass (inorganic material) |
| Finish | glaskralen |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region national | Eastern Cape |
| Ethnicity | Xhosa |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, tentoonstelling "Zij/Hij - Genderverschillen in pijproken", 1 oktober 2019 - 15 november 2019. |
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