Museum number:
| APM 7.978 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometrical decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met lage bolle ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en brede platte steel met figuraal mondstuk. Ketel en steel geometrische figuren. Steeleind gestileerde kop van een krokodil. Engobe in rood. |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Weight | 87 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | yellow |
| Finish | engobe, rood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Region international | Central America |
| Country | Mexico |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Leiden, Bram Vernout, opkoper |
| Amsterdam, particulier bezit, <1980-1982 |
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