Museum number:
| APM 14.456 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, knopvormige onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd neger met geometrische hoofdtooi en schuingeplaatste ogen. Krimpscheur horizontaal over het gezicht. Steel brede band met concentrische ringen. Doorboring tussen ketel en steel. Steel brede baan concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 110 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown grey |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Bekom |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, région Bekom, 1996 |
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