Museum number:
| APM 16.042 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel langgerekte baan met drie banen met repeterend motief van spiralen, geïnspireerd op de noot en het blad van de cola. FIltband met arceringen. Ketelbasis concentrische baan met schuine streepjes. Steel geruwd. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.83 in (14.8 cm) |
| Width | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Weight | 196 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Foumban, Nsoya Ibrahim |
| Kameroen, Foumban, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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