Museum number:
| APM 14.421 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fluting |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale ketel met uitstaande filtrand, zonder hiel met ronde bodem en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel overlangse cannelering zevenmaal afgewisseld door ingedrukte stippen. Filtrand loopt door over het steeleind. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 81 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Tikar (noord Kameroen), 1995 |
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