Museum number:
| APM 24.440a |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bone pipe with geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bot gemaakt uit een dierenbot waarvan de eindstukken zijn afgezaagd. Rondom eenvoudige gegraveerde dubbele of driedubbele lijnen, deels kruislings. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 0.75 in (1.9 cm) |
| Length | 3.86 in (9.8 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
| Weight | 20 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | tubular pipe |
| Pipe shape | natural shape |
| Material | animal bone (animal material) |
| Technique | cut off |
| Colour | yellowish white |
| Oher techniques | engraved |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Southern Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Ethnicity | San (Bushmen) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2020 |
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