Museum number:
| APM 14.245 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, brede vlakke filtrand, zonder hiel en rechte steel met trechtervormige manchet. Ketel baan met staande streepjes afgesloten door concentrische ringen. Filtrand intaglio visgraatmotief. Steel bij manchet vier concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 71 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 183 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, 1981-1994 |
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