Wonderful pipes from Africa

29 March 2013

Some fine and unexpected tobacco pipes from Congo and other countries, made out of wood, stone or bronze. Every tribe displays its own design. Notice the contrast between the square shape of a wooden pipe and the original tusk pipe or rhinoceros pipe from the Bokote. The stone pipe of the Mayombe is again completely different from the carved portrait pipe from the Luba. In South-Africa wood is preferred, sometimes in unusual designs. For the full photo album about these tobacco pipes, see the facebook page of the Amsterdam Pipe Museum of 29 March 2013. 

Pipe auction at Drouot

23 March 2013

Wednesday 20 March 2013 the public sale of the Mazaleyrat collection took place at Drouot auction house in Paris. Daniel Mazaleyrat was a French collector for over 40 years, focusing on figural pipes, both in clay and porcelain. The Amsterdam Pipe Museum was present and was able to acquire a fine selection. Among them the famous factories Gambier, Fiolet and Duméril, but also several unknown makers, such as the illustrated judge. In due time all acquisitions will be presented on our website www.pipemuseum.nl.

African ceramic pipes

7 March 2013

Ceramic is the ideal material for making a smoking pipe. Easy to shape and inflammable. As in Europe, the African tribes are aware of the quality of a ceramic pipe. This selection shows some examples out of red baking clay, sometimes decorated with a contrasting slib, others being black backed. Every tribe has its own symbols and designs. Enjoy some of the representative examples from the collection of the Amsterdam Pipe Museum. For the full photo album, see the facebook page of APM of 7 March 2013.