Museum number:
| APM 11.488 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| flat base, concentric rings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge cilindrische ketel met ingesnoerde buik en verzwaarde toelopende filt op vlakke onderzijde, oplopende steel met vlakke bandvormige manchet. Ketel drie concentrische ringen. Steeleind met leer bekleed. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 74 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| 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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