Museum number:
| APM 16.409 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel overlangs zes langgerekte banen met een smalle geruwde middenbaan. Ketelbasis omgaande band met visgraatmotief. Steel geruwd met baan met zes ingesnoerde ringen. Gat tussen ketel en steel. Glanzende bruinzwarte engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.41 in (11.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Weight | 244 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, bruinzwart |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamessing |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 2001 |
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