Museum number:

APM 11.495

Subcollection:

ethnographic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

flattened bowl on foot

Description:

Tabakspijp van aardewerk met afgeplatte buikige ketel op rechthoekige aan de onderzijde uitgeholde voet met twee benedenwaartse punten en oplopende steel met vierkante manchet. Ketel geruwde vlakken tussen banden.

Date:

Period 1800 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.3 in (3.3 cm)
Width1.18 in (3 cm)
StemLength1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Weight19 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape geometric
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquehand-formed
Colourlight brown
Finish engobe
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalWest Africa
CountryGhana
EthnicityAshanti
Acquisition
Year 1990
Provenance Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar
Ghana, locale handel, 1990

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