Museum number:
| APM 7.305 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| weighted base, stamped decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met gebolde ketel, op voetstuk en korte oplopende steel met platte manchet. Ketel onderzijde ingekerfde decoratie. Oorspronkelijke houten steel, geborgd met leertje en leren vlechtwerk om de steel. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 37.4 in (95 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Lobi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Gert en Tine Lambregts, Rarekiek |
| Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, 1978 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 72, foto. Dit exemplaar (boven). |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 72, foto. Dit exemplaar (boven). |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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