Museum number:
| APM 31.503 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| schoen, inlegwerk van messingdraad met glaskralen |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde en korte oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel de vorm van een schoen of muil met vlakke zool, lage hak en bovenleer tot enkelhoogte. Oppervlakte versierd met gehamerd gedraaid messingdraad in cirkelvormen inglegd met rode glaskralen en enkele witte en kleine blauwe glaskralen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.46 in (8.8 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Weight | 175 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | brass plate, brass wire (metal), glass beads (inorganic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | North Africa |
| Country | Algeria |
| Region national | Mostaganem (Province) |
| Town | Mostaganem |
Acquisition
| Year | 2025 |
Literature
| J. Ch. Rhein (Jean-Charles Rhein), L'art de la pipe. Geneva, 1978. Plate XXIX, afb 6. Dit exemplaar. (Toegeschreven Frans, 1800-1825.) |
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