Museum number:
| APM 13.934 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated figure with tattoos |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vier pootjes en oplopende steel met platte manchet. Ketel zittende vrouw met halssnoer en tatoeages op borsten, buik en in het gelaat. Bovenbenen recht afgesneden, achter de benen twee pootjes, zodat de pijp kan staan. Ketel achter de rug. Zwarte vernis. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.83 in (14.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | kleurstof, zwart |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Ghana, Fra Fra streek, 1994 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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