Museum number:
| APM 8.567 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometrical band round bowl opening and stem end |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle rondbodem ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketelopening rondom en steeleind geruwde baan met schuins ingekraste gekruiste lijnen. Gepolijst oppervlak. Oorspronkelijk lang rechte houten roer met glad eind. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 16.34 in (41.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | round bowl base |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Orientale Province (north-east) |
| Ethnicity | Hima |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, onbekende verzamelaar, <1975-1984 |
Literature
| Jean Lecluse, Pipes d'Afrique noire. Liège, 1985. Dl I, p 263. Vergelijkbaar model. |
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 69, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 69, 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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