Museum number:
| APM 1.157 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk, zogenaamde tsjiboek met klokvormige ketel met ronde bodem, korte licht oplopende steel zich verwijdend tot manchet. Ingesneden en gestempelde geometrische en vegetatieve decoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 123 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | chibuk |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), slip glued |
| Colour | brown black |
| Finish | engobe, zwartgebakken |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | North Africa |
| Country | Egypt |
| Region national | Upper Egypt |
| Town | Assiut (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Vernaison, marché aux puces |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1987 |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email