Museum number:
| APM 14.453 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro with chubby cheeks |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, afgeplatte onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder eindversteviging. Ketel hoofd neger met bolle haardos, bolle wangen en sik. Steel band met concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1990 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Weight | 387 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Tungo, 1996 |
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