Museum number:
| APM 10.611 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| square foot, geometrical decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met komvormige bolle ketel op kleine vierkante voet, oplopende steel en vierkante knoop. Ketel een brede baan met ruitvormig ingekraste lijnen. Steel overlangse langgerekte vakken met geometrische ingekraste decoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 56 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulbous |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | orange |
| 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 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Tabakspijpen uit het Ashanti-gebied. Amsterdam, 2001. afb 1ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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