Museum number:
| APM 11.426 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| scratch lines, five knots |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met licht gebolde ketel, vlakke doorboorde hiel met korte oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel elkaar kruisende kraslijnen, voorzijde staande baan met vijf knopen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 cm) |
| Weight | 39 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, lot 106 |
| Londen, collectie Francis George Shillitoe (1911-1979) |
Comments
| Scheuren in de ketel veroorzaakt door krimpspanning in het baksel. |
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