Museum number:
| APM 20.516 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of serpentine stone with tubular shape with funnel bowl and a long straight stem that ends thicker, the bowl opening and the mouthpiece cut of square. Smooth polished surface. Bowl old collector label with red border with "SO.CALIF S-COL-". |
Date:
| Period | 1400 - 1700 (?) |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 8.39 in (21.3 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Weight | 279 gram | |
| Other dimensions | diameter rookkanaal: 0,7 cm | |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | tubular pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | cut |
| Colour | greenish |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Florida |
| Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1967-2011, nr DD030 |
| Burlington, Wisconsin, collectie E.K. Petrie, -1967 | |
| Amerika, collectie George West, c. 1930 (volgens mondelinge informatie van Brongers) |
Literature
| Georg Alfred Brongers, Van Gouwenaar tot bruyère pijp. Amerongen, 1978. p 10. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Buisvormige pijp uit serpentijnsteen. Florida, pre- en post-columbiaans. L. 21 cm, doorsnede kop 3,8 cm. |
| Georg A. Brongers (Georg Alfred Brongers), 60 pijpen uit de collectie van het Niemeyer Nederlands Tabacologisch Museum. Groningen, 1981. p 15, Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, zolder. |
| Breda, Turfschip, tentoonstelling "Toeback-Tabak", 11-20 april 1981. |
| Mechelen, Centrum voor Speelgoed en Volkskunde, tentoonstelling "Hij die geen pijpje roken kan", 15 november 1985 - 15 oktober 1986. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine Amerikaanse Indianenpijpen, v.a. 2011. |
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