Museum number:
| APM 7.929 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met licht conische ketel met vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel overlangs vier langgerekte ovalen met een geruwde baan. Ketelbasis geruwde band. Steel geruwd. Oorspronkelijk houten roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.98 in (10.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Length total | 10.04 in (25.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 153 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Other materials | wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Brussel, antiekwinkel Sablon |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, c. 1979 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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