Museum number:
| APM 6.892 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometrical decoration of circles |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel gesneden decoratie van rijen cirkels met knoestvormige vulling. Ketelopening verdikte kabelrand. Verzwaarde basis, lekgat. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 7.48 in (19 cm) |
| Width | 2.64 in (6.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Gert en Tine Lambregts, Rarekiek |
| Kameroen, etnografische handel, 1978 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Rookgerei vol van symboliek, tabakspijpen uit de Graslanden van Kameroen. Amsterdam, 1999. afb 8ab. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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