Museum number:
| APM 8.490 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel, zonder hiel met oplopende steel en glad steeleind. Ketel met vernauwde opening met verzwaarde ronde filt. Ketelbasis band en steeleind lijn. Steel geruwd. Oppervlak door gebruik sterk gesleten. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.6 in (6.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 133 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Fulani (Fulbe) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Hilversum, collectie René Hogguer, 1979-1984 |
| Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket, 1979 |
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