Museum number:
| APM 15.935 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| striped fields |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel ingekrast tussen brede banden met concentrische ringen baan met vlechtwerk van staande ruitvormen met afwisselend rechtse en linkse arceringen. Steel geruwd, steeleind concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 102 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Douala, handelaar etnografie |
| Kameroen, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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