Museum number:
| APM 15.198 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro with geometric crown |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel hoofd neger met snor en brede wangen, kroon in hoogreliëf tussen concentrische ringen gestileerde spinnen. Steel ingekraste geometrische lijnen, steeleind verzwaard en met meanderachtige band. |
Date:
| Period | 1975 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 10.43 in (26.5 cm) |
| Width | 5.55 in (14.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, 1998 |
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