Museum number:
| APM 14.420 |
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 ingesneden geometrische decoratie met ingewikkeld vlechtpatroon waartussen arceringen. Ketelbasis meanderlijn. Steel geruwd. Oorspronkelijk messing roer met hout bekleed en met geplet messingdraad omwonden. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 8.66 in (22 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamessing |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 1995 |
Literature
| Don Duco, The ubiquitos clay pipe. ParisThe Pipe Year Book 2001, /, 2001. p 60. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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