Museum number:
| APM 13.935 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric scratching |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met peervorm ketel met cilindrisch verlengde bovenzijde en dakvormige filt, vlakke onderzijde met vierkante oplopende steel met vierkant steeleind. Ketel onder de filt concentrische ringen, over de buik twee ingesnoerde ringen. Steel ingedrukte rozetjes en ingekraste streepjes. |
Date:
| Period | 1750 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.03 in (7.7 cm) |
| Width | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | pear shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Mali |
| Ethnicity | Dogon |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Mali, antiekhandel, 1993 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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