Museum number:
| APM 11.491 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| constriction bowl opening |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel met insnoering onder de filt en oplopende steel met bandvormige manchet. Onversierd. Ketel onderzijde sterk door gebruik gesleten. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 96 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray brown |
| Finish | engobe |
| 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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