Museum number:
| APM 14.443 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| field with dots |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met dubbelconische ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met vlakke manchetband. Ketel voorzijde ingekraste verticale baan met drie rijen naast elkaar geplaatste vierkante stippen. Bodem weggesleten. Manchet met leer bekleed. Steel borgleertje. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 197 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bi conical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, bruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, noordelijke streken, 1995 |
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