Museum number:
| APM 10.030 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| donkey head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel ingesneden decoratie van gestileerde ezelskop met twee ogen en lange oren. Ketelbasis dubbele band met staande streepjes. Steel geruwd met ingesnoerde lijnen. Sporen van tukula, rode kleurstof. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.43 in (8.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Finish | kleurstof, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1980-1992 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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