Museum number:
| APM 8.489 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| rosette |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel vernauwde opening met verzwaarde filt. Ketel voorzijde ingedrukt rozet van stippen. Ketelbasis band, steel geruwd. Oppervlakteslijtage. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 83 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Fulani (Fulbe) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Hilversum, collectie René Hogguer, 1978-1984 |
| Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket, 1978 |
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