Museum number:
| APM 11.479 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| hand modelled point |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met afgeplatte cilindrische ketel en vlakke onderzijde met aangeboetseerde punt op het midden van de ketel, van de roker afgewend, oplopende steel met eenvoudig afgerond einde. Buik weerszijden ingekraste geometrische band. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 94 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1990 |
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