Museum number:
| APM 11.402 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro with tattoos |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met licht verzwaarde manchetband. Ketel hoofd neger met gezichttatoeages van evenwijdige lijnen, de conische nek vormt de onderzijde van de ketel. Links breuk aangevijld. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, bruinrood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Tine Lambregts, Rarekiek |
| Kumasi, S. Fofane, 1990 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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