Museum number:
| APM 1.441 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel borstbeeld Duitse soldaat met opwaarts gerichte blik, eenvoudige modellering en onopvallende filtband. Ketel inwendig met leem (?) bestreken. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.99 in (7.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 2001 |
Exhibition
| Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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