Museum number:
| APM 11.496 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| concentric rings on bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge trechtervorm ketel met enkele fijne concentrische ringen om de buik, oplopende steel. Ketel onderzijde schuin afgesneden met vier parels. Steel vier parels. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 28 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1990 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Tabakspijpen uit het Ashanti-gebied. Amsterdam, 2001. afb 13ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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