Museum number:
| APM 14.425 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel verzwaarde filtrand met koordmotief, baan ingesneden geometrische zigzag lijnen en verzwaarde basis. Steel geruwd met vijf ingesnoerde ringen. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met aluminium strip omwonden. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | wood, aluminum (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Ouest |
| Town | Bafoussam |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, région Bafoussam, 1995 |
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