Museum number:
| APM 10.605 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| square foot, geometrical decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, aan de onderzijde vierkant en licht verzwaard. Decoratie van geometrische lijnen, onversierde steel met knoopvormige manchet met ribben. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Weight | 35 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1988 |
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