Museum number:
| APM 24.715 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| steatite pipe with button heel |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van steatiet met bolle basis waarop een trompetvormige ketel, onderzijde vlakke knophiel en oplopende rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel en steel met mes geschrapt. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.02 in (10.2 cm) |
| Width | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 369 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | trumpet shape |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | drilled, carved |
| Colour | yellow green |
| Finish | geschrapt |
| Traces of use | ongebruikt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Kenya (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2021 |
Comments
| Op oud label met potlood: "SOAPSTONE PIPE ... LAND AFRICA" |
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