Museum number:
| APM 1.433 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated figure, hand on chin |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel zittende figuur met linkerhand aan de kin. Cilindrische hoofdtooi met afwisselend ovalen en drie staande stippen. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.04 in (12.8 cm) |
| Width | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed, black smothered |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1980-1992 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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