Museum number:
| APM 1.812 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| three masks |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met bandvormige manchet.Ketel bovenhelft drie portretmaskers met rechts op het gelaat een kerf, zonder hoofdtooi. Ketel onderhelft gekartelde ingesneden zigzag band. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Width | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | orange red |
| Finish | engobe, gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, noordelijke streken, 1995 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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