Museum number:
| APM 14.854 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| circle holes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel, hoge vlakke voet en oplopende steel. Ketel buik afwisselend dubbele en enkele cirkelgaatjes. Steel omgaande dubbele ingesneden lijn, het veld ertussen geruwd. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 32 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Coco (Ashantistreek), 1997 |
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