Museum number:
| APM 11.014 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| constricted rings, flat bottom |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel. Ketel acht ingesnoerde ringen. Oorspronkelijk gebogen houten roer met een insnoering halverwege. Ketel onderzijde en steel tot op het hout met leer bekleed, waarop sporen van geschilderde geometrische versiering. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 9.84 in (25 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Tiv |
Acquisition
| Year | 1989 |
| Provenance | Bath, veilinghuis Phillips, lot 32 |
| Bristol, collectie R. Mickleburgh |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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