Museum number:
| APM 13.506 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met glad eind. Ketel geometrisch decor van rozetten of gestileerde spinnen. Filt rondom getande lijst, ketelbasis visgraatband. Steel vier ingesneden concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1980-1992 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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