Museum number:
| APM 11.015 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| constricted rings, flat bottom |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met slanke cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde en rechte steel. Ketel ingesnoerde ringen en schijfvormig verzwaarde ketelopening. Oorspronkelijk oplopend houten roer, bij de ketel bekleed met slangenhuid. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 9.06 in (23 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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