Museum number:
| APM 14.431 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| stylized ears of corn |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel rondom tussen ingesneden ringen staande streepjes. Ketelbasis concentrische gearceerde band, onderzijde groot cilindrisch lekgat. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer met houten bekleding waarom band gedraaid ijzerdraad en band gedraaid koperdraad. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1985 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.25 in (10.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Length total | 10.63 in (27 cm) | |
| Weight | 249 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Other materials | iron wire, copper wire (metal), wood |
| 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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