Museum number:
| APM 873 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| stylized face with beard, moist chamber |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale ketel, verhoogde basis waarin lekkamer en opgaande steel met glad steeleind. Ketel ingesneden decoratie van een gezicht van een man met kraalogen en sik. Langs de zijkanten sterk gestileerd kapsel. Rond de basis geometrische band. Houten roer met baan ingesneden decoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.58 in (9.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 14.17 in (36 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Mbila |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1980-1992 |
Comments
| De ketel circa 1975 in Afrika gerestaureerd. |
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