Museum number:
| APM 14.423 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met kleine conische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchetband. Ketel verzwaarde filtband met groef, midden over ingekraste baan met geruwde decoratie. Ketelbasis staande streepjes. Steel geruwd. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 40 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Oku |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Oku, 1995 |
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