Museum number:
| APM 11.427 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| scratched decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, hiel en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel ingekraste geometrische decoratie van staande lijnen met blokjes ertussen en hierboven twee concentrische ringen en geruwde band en met vlakke verzwaarde ketelopening. Hiel zeven ingedrukte puntjes. Steel onderzijde verzamelaarsetiket met "J.T.L. LOMWE & MAKUA AF. Dup". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 55 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Ethnicity | Makua |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, lot 106 |
| Londen, collectie Francis George Shillitoe (1911-1979) |
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