Museum number:
| APM 30.967 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| rider on horseback, lead inlay |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met bekervormige ketel en rechte steel, de ketel geincorporeerd in een paard met ruiter in kubieke uitwerking. Ketel inwendig met blik gedoubleerd, ketel weerszijden letters en twee dierfiguren in loodinleg, de poten van het dier met een rasterwerk van loodinleg. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
| Weight | 61 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | led inlay, tinplate (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Ethnicity | Sotho |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
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