Museum number:
| APM 14.344 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel op vlakke verzwaarde voet, ketelbasis links lekgat en oplopende steel met bandvormige manchet. Ketel bovenhelft band met verticale ingekraste lijnen waartussen zes paarsgewijs geplaatste stippen. Voet vijf lobben met drie omgaande lijnen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) |
| Width | 2.36 in (6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 236 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Woluwe, antiekmarkt Lambertusplein |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, <1980-1995 |
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