Museum number:
| APM 17.624 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric bands |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk gevat in messing montage met conische ketel, lensvormige onderzijde met twee kleine pootjes en oplopende steel met vlakke conische manchet. Ketel van grijsgesmoord aardewerk gevat in montage met tussen vlakke messing banden langs de basis en de filt zeven banden met spiraalwerk, dubbele stippen langs de boven- en onderzijde. Steel vijf banden met overlangse lijnen en stippelrijen, de manchet onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.82 in (9.7 cm) |
| Width | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 519 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | pottery (ceramic) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Akkra, handelaar etnografie |
| Ghana, antiekhandel, 1998 |
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