Museum number:
| APM 21.346 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| pronounced foot, cable edge |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aluminium met bolle ketel op slanke voet naar de onderzijde uitlopend in vier hoeken, korte opgaande steel met smalle manchetband. Filtrand eenvoudig kabelmotief. Kop en steel onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulbous |
| Material | aluminum (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | greyish |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
| Year | 2012 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Bolgatanga, antiekhandel, 2012 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 21.347 een later model en beduidend algemener. |
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