Museum number:
| APM 23.399 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| four-sided with protruding bowl opening |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met vierzijdige trechtervormige ketel, vlakke onderzijde en ronde korte steel met dunne manchetband. Filtrand afgeplat en uitstaand, verder onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 67 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | four sided |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellowish |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
Comments
| Gebruikt als ruilmiddel tussen de stammen Aka en Ashanti. Vgl. APM 22.500 zelfde model in aluminium. |
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