Museum number:
| APM 8.494 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met dubbelconische ketel, figurale hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel midden over in reliëf geometrische band Steel tegen de ketel in hoogreliëf een gestileerde boomvogel, de snavel in de band. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bi conical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Finish | verf, donkerbruin |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Mayombe (Bas-Congo) |
| Ethnicity | Yombe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Hilversum, collectie René Hogguer, 1981-1984 |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1981 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 68, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 68, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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