Museum number:
| APM 11.387 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust man, two stylized arms |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met gladde manchet. Ketel hoofd man met sik, een bandvormige baan met blokjes rond de ketelopening, onderzijde twee handen onder de kin. Steel geruwd, steeleind vier insnoeringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) |
| Width | 3.19 in (8.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, 1997 |
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