Museum number:
| APM 15.321d |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| incised geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met staande ovaalvorm ketel, voorwaarts gerichte puntige spoor en rechte steel zonder manchetverwijding. Ketel ingekrast tussen twee concentrische lijnen zigzag band van zeven fijne lijnen. Steel drie concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Mayombe (Bas-Congo) |
| Ethnicity | Yombe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Brussel, rommelmarkt Vossenplaats |
| Kongo, reissouvenir, c. 1990 |
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