Museum number:
| APM 2.472 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| face with headdress and arms |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervormige figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel gestileerd gezicht met sikkelvormige hoofdtooi, armen met de beide handen aan de kin. Ketelbasis ingedrukte zigzag lijn. Steel ingesneden concentrische ringen en wafelmotief. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.68 in (6.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 49 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamessing |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 1997 |
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