Museum number:
| APM 8.343 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| band with crossed lines |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale ketel, afronde iets puntige onderzijde en oplopende korte rechte steel met glad steeleind. Onder de filt ingekrast omgaande band van concentrische ringen met dwarse streepjes. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer met sisaltouw vastgezet. |
Date:
| Year | 1983 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 10.04 in (25.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | iron (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Kenya |
| Ethnicity | Luo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Leiden, Janfrans van der Eerden |
| Kenia, Kisumu, markt, 1983 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De pijpen van het Luo-volk. Leiden, 1984. p 3, afb 2. Dit exemplaar. |
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