Museum number:
| APM 11.483 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| face man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale ketel met puntige onderzijde en oplopende steel met vlakke bandvormige manchet. Ketel ingekraste geometrische zigzag lijnen met aan de voorzijde gezicht met spitsneus. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 72 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1990 |
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