Museum number:
| APM 18.047 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| meerschaum inner bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met grote cilindrische ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende rechte steel. Ketel tropische houtsoort, glad afgewerkt, inwendig met meerschuimen binnenketel. Tige links intaglio "104 KILIMANJARO" en rechts "MADE IN TANGANYIKA". Oorspronkelijk montage met zwart caoutchouc roer gebogen met afgeplatte beet, links bij tide in wit preeg neushoorn. |
Date:
| Period | 1965 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Length total | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 81.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Oher techniques | injection molding |
| Other colours | black |
| Finish | meerschuim binenketel |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Town | Arusha |
| Maker | Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation Limited |
| Trade number | 104 |
| Mark | neushoorn (intaglio, roer links) "104 KILIMANJARO" (intaglio, tige links) "MADE IN TANGANYIKA" (intaglio, tige rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2006 |
| Provenance | Roermond, Elbert Gubbels |
| Roermond, Koninklijke Gubbels, incourante voorraad, 1994-2006 | |
| Roermond, Koninklijke Gubbels, toonkamer collectie, <1980-1994 |
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