Museum number:
| APM 1.383 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke voet met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Filtrand verzwaard met gedraaid touwmotief. Ketel twee slingerende dubbele lijnen waartussen arceerwerk. Verzwaarde voet met twee rijen schuine arceringen. Steel geruwd met band met concentrische ringen om steeleind. Doorboring tussen ketel en steel. Oppervlak gedeeltelijk zwartgesmoord door hutbrand. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 9.65 in (24.5 cm) |
| Width | 3.19 in (8.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 8.46 in (21.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, Mangouot (dorp), 1997 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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