Museum number:
| APM 9.728 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| human mask |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel en manchet evenwijdig tegen de ketel. Ketel maskerkop met tatoeage op cilindrisch verlengde ketel met verzwaarde voet. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 4.21 in (10.7 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | engobe, bruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Leiden, binnengebracht Pijpenkabinet |
| Ghana, reissouvenir |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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