Museum number:

APM 24.121

Subcollection:

ethnographic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

mask bottom of the bowl

Description:

Tabakspijp van hout met komvormige ketel en ingesnoerde filtrand, ronde figurale onderzijde en rechte steel met verdund afgeplat steeleind. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf gesneden masker met geometrische mond en horizontale lijnen, steel twee ingesnoerde ringen en rond de manchet kruisjes.

Date:

Period 1890 - 1930


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight1.65 in (4.2 cm)
BowlHeight1.65 in (4.2 cm)
Width1.3 in (3.3 cm)
StemLength2.76 in (7 cm)
Weight18 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialwood
Techniquecarved
Colourlight brown
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalCentral-Africa
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Region nationalKasai Province (south)
EthnicitySongye
Acquisition
Year 2019
Comments
Mateusen spreekt van Kifwebe voorstelling door de Songye gemaakt.
Masker is Luba/Songe.

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