Museum number:
APM 7.043 |
Subcollection:
etnografische pijpen |
Title:
tabakspijp |
Keyword:
portrait mask |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of bronze with cylindrical bowl on stem with a pointed front, leak hole under the bowl and slightly rising stem with thin cuff band. Bowl accentuated with a rim on top and base, front embossed portrait mask with hairstyle in two circulars. Connection belt between bowl and stem. Original bronze stem with a locking ring, the first part thicker with concentric rings. Stem end disc shaped button. |
Date:
Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 10,6 cm |
Width | 4,5 cm | |
Stem | Length | 8,5 cm |
Length total | 27,5 cm |
Characteristics
Pipe type | manchetpijp |
Pipe shape | cilindrisch |
Material | messing (metaal) |
Technique | cire perdue |
Colour | bronsbruin |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Contintent | Afrika |
Region International | West-Afrika |
Country | Kameroen |
Region National | Graslanden |
Ethnicity | Tikar |
Acquisition
Year | 1997 |
Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
Kameroen, Tikar, 1997 |
Exhibition
Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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