Museum number:
| APM 14.426 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel verzwaarde filtrand met boogvormen, ketel geometrische geruwde decoratie en basis met overlangs geruwde lijnen. Steel geruwd met insnoeringen om het eind. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met gladde aluminiumstrip omwonden. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.25 in (10.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Length total | 11.81 in (30 cm) | |
| Weight | 173 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | wood, aluminum (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Ouest |
| Town | Bafoussam |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, région Bafoussam, 1995 |
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