Museum number:
| APM 14.996 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| face with headdress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd neger met gestileerde trekken, rechthoekige hoofdtooi met drie rijen ingedrukte driehoekjes. Ketelbasis vijf concentrische ringen. Steel tussen concentrische ringen baan met ruitmotief. Doorboring tussen ketel en steel. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.21 in (10.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Finish | engobe, gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Ndop, antiekhandel, 1997 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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