Museum number:
| APM 15.978 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| ear of corn with four culms |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale vaasvormige ketel, licht uitlopende voet met vochtreservoir, oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel weerszijden ingesneden korenaar met vier halmen, ketel voorzijde gearceerde staande ruit, scheiding tusen ketel en vochtreservoir omvaande gearceerde band met ingedrukte gaatjes. Steeleind eindigt lager dan de filt. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met caoutchouc mondstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 13.19 in (33.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 198 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | vase shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Tikar |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Tikar, 2000 |
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