Museum number:
| APM 16.411 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| longitudinally incised lines |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovaalvorm ketel, licht verzwaarde ketelbasis met gebolde onderzijde waarin lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketelbasis en filt concentrische ringen met ertussen driemaal drie overlangse lijnen. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 105 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
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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