Museum number:
| APM 16.002 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge trechter ketel, conische voet met vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel drie concentrische banen met gekruiste streepjes afgewisseld met gladde banen. Grijze scherf, rode engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1700 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 115 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray |
| Finish | engobe, roodbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Kumasi, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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