Museum number:
| APM 14.430 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| stylized ears of corn |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met langgerekte ovaalvorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel weerszijden ingesneden een gestileerde korenaar op steel, voorzijde ruitvorm. Ketelbasis dunne concentrische band, onderzijde groot cilindrisch lekgat met bijbehorende houten stop. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.35 in (13.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Manfé |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kameroen, handelaar etnografie |
| Kameroen, Manfé (zuidwest Kameroen), 1995 |
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