Museum number:
| APM 4.918b |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain, bowl opening milling |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van steatiet met buisvorm uitlopend in een onopvallend knopmondstuk. Voorwerp overlangs met mes gepolijst, ketelopening twee concentrische ringen met ertussen schuinse streepjes. Filtdecoratie sporen van kalk of krijt. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 4.45 in (11.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | tubular cigar(ette) holder |
| Pipe shape | tubular |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | greyish |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region national | Western Cape |
| Ethnicity | Khoikhoi (Hottentot) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2014 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Diana Hall |
| Londen, particulier bezit, <1990-2014 |
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