Museum number:
| APM 24.119 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man, geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met bekervorm ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd van een man met eenvoudige hoofdtooi, steel weerszijden rechthoekig gesneden paneel met kruizendecoratie. Ketel inwendig met aluminium bekleed, op de filt ingeknipt.Oorspronkelijke montage met recht rieten roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | reed (organic material), aluminum (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Kasai Province (south) |
| Ethnicity | Kuba (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2019 |
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