Museum number:
| APM 11.482 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| flat foot, scratched lines |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met vormeloze emmervormige ketel met ingesnoerde ketelopening en vlakke verzwaarde voet, oplopende steel met insnoering rond het einde. Ketel voorzijde twee verticale ingekraste lijnen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bucketshape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black |
| Finish | gewreven oppervlak |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1990 |
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