Museum number:
| APM 4.427 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| animal figure |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aluminium met cilindrische ketel met vlakke uitstaande filtrand, vlakke uitstaande voet en opgaande steel met vlakke manchet. Ketel voorzijde in hoogreliëf dierfiguur (kameleon ?) op vier poten met geopende bek. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | aluminum (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | silver colour |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Ethnicity | Bobo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, antiekhandel, 1997 |
Comments
| Gemaakt van gerecycled aluminium. |
Exhibition
| Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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