Museum number:
| APM 2.285 |
Subcollection:
| prehistoric pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| twisted stem, two feet |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervormige ketel op een onopvallend afgeplat monderstuk met concentrisch ingedrukte streepjes, staande op twee lange puntige pootjes. Rechte steel van vier gedraaide ribben en afgeplat steeleind. Bruinrode tot grijsbruine engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 300 B.C. - 200 B.C. |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 12.6 in (32 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | engobe slip (ceramic) |
| Oher techniques | polished |
| Other colours | gray brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Region international | Central America |
| Country | Mexico |
| Region national | Michoacán |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | Tilburg, America Antigua, Ted van Dijck |
Comments
| Vgl. George A. West, Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indians, Westport, Connecticut, 1970, Dl II, p 936, afb 2. Sterk overeenkomstige pijp (fragment) uit Colima. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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