Museum number:
| APM 1.865 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometrical pattern, zigzag |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat, oplopende steel zonder manchet. Filtrand verzwaard met koordmotief. Ketel vier ingesneden zigzagbanden. Ketelbasis band ingekraste elkaar kruisende arceringen. Steel gestempeld ruitenmotief, steeleind acht ingesnoerde ringen. Oorspronkelijk recht houten roer met geplet aluminiumdraad omwonden. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Length total | 22.83 in (58 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray brown |
| Other materials | wood, aluminum (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Nord-Ouest |
| Town | Bamenda |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, region Bamenda, 1997 |
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