Museum number:
| APM 14.458 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| concentric rings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, lensvormige onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel concentrische ringen tot aan de steel. Steel onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.98 in (10.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Weight | 116 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel 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 | Bekom |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, région Bekom, 1996 |
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