Museum number:
| APM 24.098 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| kneeling figure |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met langgerekte figurale vorm, de pijpenkop komvormig, de steel in de vorm van een geknielde man met hoofdtooi, de gehele pijp zwart geverfd, het mondstuk een separaat stukje dierenbot. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 7.09 in (18 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Thickness | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.91 in (15 cm) | |
| Weight | 53 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | tubular pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | animal bone (animal material) |
| Finish | verf, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Ethnicity | Kongo people |
Acquisition
| Year | 2019 |
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