Museum number:
| APM 1.985 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometrical decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel bovenrand overlangs gegroefd, buik tweemaal drie liggende gearceerde ovalen, ketelbasis geruwd met vierkantjes. Steel geruwd, steeleind vier insnoeringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.43 in (8.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| 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 Ousmanfe |
| Kameroen, region Bamenda, 1997 |
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