Museum number:
| APM 16.410 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| five almond-shaped shaded buttons |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met langgerekte ketel met verzwaarde filt, licht verbrede ketelbasis met vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel onder de filt vijf amandelvormige gearceerde knoppen. Bedekt met bruinige ijzerengobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.46 in (8.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 84 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | elongated |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, bruinig |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 2001 |
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