Museum number:
| APM 14.417 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel ingekraste geometrische decoratie van zigzaglijnen waartussen ruiten. Filtrand verzwaard met paarsgewijze zigzaglijnen. Ketelbasis verzwaard met visgraat. Steel geruwd en brede band insnoeringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 7.28 in (18.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bafoussam |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, région Bafoussan, 1995 |
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