Museum number:
| APM 15.488 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dotted |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel. Ketel concentrische baan met vierkante stippels. Brede verzwaarde filt met zigzag lijnen waartussen gearceerde velden, de filtrand dakvormig en gestreept. Ketelbasis verzwaard met band met haakse arceringen. Steel onderstuk geruwd, bovendeel brede band met concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.39 in (13.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 228 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| 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 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Banso, 1998 |
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