Museum number:
| APM 10.566 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head German soldier |
Description:
Tabakspijp van messing met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd Duitse soldaat met glad gezicht en kort haar onder een platte militaire pet met klep, lange nek met smal borststukje. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2019 |
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