Museum number:
| APM 11.493 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| weighted bowl opening, flat foot, pearls |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met tonvorm ketel met verzwaarde filt en vlakke iets uitlopende basis, oplopende steel met vlakke bandvormige manchet. Ketel rond de buik een band met aangeknede parels. Ketel links bij steelaanzet lekgaatje. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 74 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | barrel |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | engobe, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Lobi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1990 |
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