Museum number:
| APM 7.258 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bead decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovaalvorm ketel, zonder hiel en korte steel met manchet. Ketel onversierd. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer met met omgebogen mondstuk met knoop, steel met turkoise en gele kraaltjes omvlochten. |
Date:
| Period | 1975 - 1978 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 7.48 in (19 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | glass beads (inorganic material), iron (metal) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | East Africa |
| Country | Kenya |
| Ethnicity | Luo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Kenia, souvenirhandel, 1978 |
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