Museum number:
| APM 18.740 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| carved geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met licht trechtervormige ketel, brede filtrand en nauwe ketel, kleine ronde bodem, rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel rondom tussen twee banden van dubbele zigzag lijn enkele concentrische ringen. Steel glad en onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.91 in (7.4 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Kasai Province (south) |
| Ethnicity | Kuba |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Mechelen, antiekhandel |
| Mechelen, particulier bezit, <1950-c. 1990 |
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