Museum number:
| APM 7.931 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met taps toelopende ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel ingekraste geometrische lijndecoratie. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Length total | 10.24 in (26 cm) | |
| Weight | 162 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed, black smothered |
| Colour | brown black |
| Other materials | iron (metal) |
| 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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