Museum number:
| APM 16.412 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated figure with monkey mask |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel Zittende figuur met masker van een aap, de handen aan de kin, de voeten naast elkaar aan de ketelbasis, cilindrische hoofdtooi met kruisende lijnen, de ruitvormen met arceringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
| Width | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 6.3 in (16 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 2001 |
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