Museum number:
| APM 10.563 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| three mask portrayals |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ronde vlakke voet en stamvormige figurale ketel en verzwaarde schuin oplopende filt, oplopende steel met bandvormige manchet. Ketel drie maskerkoppen met getatoeëerd gelaat. Ketelbasis bij steelaanzet vochtgat. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Width | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 372 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1992 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Ashantistreek, 1991 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Pijpen uit donker Afrika", 11 april 1993 - 4 juli 1993. |
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