Museum number:

APM 22.468

Subcollection:

ethnographic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

sixteen-sided bowl, center of gravity

Description:

Tabakspijp van ijzer met zestienkante trechtervormige ketel, zonder hiel over in licht gebogen steel. Ketel zestienkantig gevijld en verder onversierd. Steel halverwege zwaartepunt van messing waarin getordeerde roodkoperen draad is aangebracht, rest steel verdund zonder mondstuk.

Date:

Period 1870 - 1910


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.54 in (3.9 cm)
Width1.06 in (2.7 cm)
StemLength3.94 in (10 cm)
Length total8.46 in (21.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape funnel shape
Materialiron (metal)
Techniqueforged
Colourbrown
Other materialsbrass, copper (metal)
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalCentral-Africa
CountryRepublic of the Congo
TownMakotimpoko
Acquisition
Year 2016

If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email