Museum number:
| APM 3.178 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketelbasis en filtband met concentrische ringen waartussen om en om verspringende blokvormige noppen. Geruwde steel met vijf concentrische ringen om steeleind. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Finish | kleurstof, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1985-1992 |
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