Museum number:
| APM 15.077 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric band |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van steatiet met ovale ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Filt rondom tussen concentrische lijnen een baan met schuingeplaatste arceringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region national | Western Cape |
| Ethnicity | Khoikhoi (Hottentot) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Dominique Delalande, Louvre des antiquaires |
| Londen, Paul Bentley, <1982-1990 | |
| Londen, Jermynstreet, Astley's, <1930-1950> | |
| Londen, collectie William Astley, c. 1920 |
Exhibition
| Rotterdam, Kunsthal, tentoonstelling "Design Zuidelijk Afrika", december 1998 - maart 1999. |
| Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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