Museum number:
| APM 11.172 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| series of five knobs |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel met ingesnoerde lijn onder de ronde filt en boven de vlakke voet, oplopende steel met bandvormig verzwaarde manchet. Ketel achterzijde baan met vijf knobbels. Ketel onderzijde rechts bij de steelaanzet lekgat. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.83 in (7.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Weight | 104 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi |
Acquisition
| Year | 1989 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, antiekhandel, 1989 |
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