Museum number:
| APM 2.464 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| panels with hatching |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van steen met wat vormeloze ovaalvorm ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende steel met smalle manchet. Ketel en steel ingekraste geometrische decoratie van velden met schuinse arceringen afgewisseld met onopvallende banen met vierkanten. Buitenzijde geheel gelakt. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
| Width | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | stone |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Finish | lak, zwartachtig |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2009 |
| Provenance | Thiers, veilinghuis Piasa, lot 521 |
| Parijs, collectie Musée de la Seita, <1980-2009 |
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