Museum number:
| APM 24.072 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met cilindrische ketel, lensvormige onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende rechte steel met dunne manchetrand. Ketel rond de filt en de basis concentrische baan met vierkantjes, onder de filt rond de ketel een slingerende lijn met arceringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 254 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | dark green |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
| Year | 2019 |
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