Museum number:
| APM 7.608 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| military helmet |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en rechte insteeksteel. Ketel de vorm van een omgekeerde Duitse helm met uitstaande rand als filt, de punt op de helm is de hiel van de pijp. Steel concentrische ringen en messing busje. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 2.6 in (6.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Mechelen, antiekhandel |
| Mechelen, particulier bezit, <1950-c. 1990 |
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