Museum number:
APM 3.751 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
geometric decoration with spiders |
Description:
Tabakspijp van hout met trechtervorm ketel met vlakke bodem met licht oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel gesneden met geometrische patronen van aaneengeschakelde spinnen op dubbel gearceerd fond. Tussen de spinnenpoten rechthoekige kaders met geometrisch snijwerk. |
Date:
Period | 1890 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
Pipe type | insert pipe |
Pipe shape | funnel shape |
Material | wood |
Technique | carved |
Colour | brown |
Finish | lak |
Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
Continent | Africa |
Region international | Central-Africa |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region national | Kasai Province (south) |
Ethnicity | Kuba |
Acquisition
Year | 1998 |
Provenance | Antwerpen, Kunstveilingen Bernaerts |
Antwerpen, collectie Marcel Mortiers, <1990-1998 |
Exhibition
Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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