Museum number:
| APM 14.605 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fields with dots |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle trechtervorm ketel op stam, hielvorm en rechte insteeksteel. Ketel en steel geometrisch patroon van ingedrukte stippen. Grijsgesmoord aardewerk. |
Date:
| Period | 1700 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 56 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Province of Équateur (north-west) |
| Ethnicity | Ngombe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Brussel, rommelmarkt Vossenplaats |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, c. 1955-1996 |
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