Museum number:
| APM 1.450 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| stylized face |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte steel zonder manchetband. Ketel zeer gestileerd voorzijde twee ogen en een neus, zijkanten twee oren, steelzijde haarmarkering aangegeven. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Kasai Province (south) |
| Ethnicity | Kuba |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Mechelen, antiekhandel |
| Mechelen, particulier bezit, <1950-c. 1990 |
Exhibition
| Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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