Museum number:
| APM 529 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| meerschaum inner bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van tropisch hout met cilindrische poker ketel, schuine vlakke onderzijde, de steelaanzet boven de bodem. Ketel inwendig meerschuim binnenketel. Ketel onderzijde intaglio "AFRICOB MADE IN TANGANYIKA". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met lichte bocht en afgeplat eind, bij ketel intaglio merk met wit ingevuld van een staand mannetje met kruis. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
| Weight | 28 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | poker |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | meerschaum (block) (stone), hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Town | Arusha |
| Maker | Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation Limited |
| Mark | "AFRICOB MADE IN TANGANYIKA" (intaglio, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, tabakswinkel Parnassusweg, oude voorraad, <1985-1999 |
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