Museum number:
| APM 14.614 |
Subcollection:
| tabakscuriosa |
Title:
| pipe case |
Keyword:
| elongated for two long stemmed Gouda pipes |
Description:
Pipe case made of wood intended for two long stemmed Gouda pipes having two adjacent compartments with two sliders at the bottom for storing long clay pipes. Bottom three incised strips with standing stripes in between, both covers carved pits, side four shaded triangles. At the end a flattened trapezoidal ornament. |
Date:
| Period | 1750 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 8,2 cm |
| Length | 61 cm |
Characteristics
| Material | hout |
| Technique | gesneden |
| Colour | bruin |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Contintent | Afrika |
| Region International | West-Afrika |
| Country | Ivoorkust |
| Ethnicity | Akan (Bali) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Sint-Niklaas, Coppens Tribal Art, 1984-1996 |
| Antwerpen, Lucien van de Velde, <1975-1984 |
Comments
| Dergelijke dubbele pijpenkassen gebruikt in het Kingdom Abomey (Dahomey). |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 2, v.a. 2001. |
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