Museum number:
| APM 14.632 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric carving |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, verzwaarde voet met vlakke onderzijde en lekgat, oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel rondom band met driehoeken, afwisselend uitgestoken of gearceerd. Ketelbasis concentrische lijnen. Steel geruwd. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 35 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| 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 |
| Ethnicity | Oku |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Kameroen, handelaar etnografie |
| Kameroen, Oku, 1996 |
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