Museum number:
| APM 15.193 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| diamond heads |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel baan met vierkante facetvormige diamantkoppen tussen concentrische ringen aan filt en ketelbasis. Steel geruwd. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met lichte knik. Ketel nog met tabak gevuld. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.64 in (6.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Douala, antiekhandel, 1998 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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