Museum number:
| APM 1.569 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head soldier with peaked cap |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde met knopvormige hielmarkering en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd man met kort haar, een militaire pet met klep op het hoofd. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | bronze brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, antiekhandel, 1997 |
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