Museum number:
| APM 24.444b |
Subcollection:
| prehistoric pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| human head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, de steel aan de onderzijde aangezet en met een haakse bocht naar de pijpensteel, steeleind afgerond. Ketel naar de roker gericht gestileerd mensenhoofd met forse neus en puntige kin, steel bovenzijde drie banen met dwarse streepjes. |
Date:
| Period | 1550 - 1650 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.27 in (8.3 cm) |
| Length | 6.3 in (16 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 132 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Oher techniques | smothered |
| Finish | gepolijste engobe, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | Canada |
| Region national | Ontario |
| Ethnicity | Iroquois |
Acquisition
| Year | 2020 |
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