Museum number:
| APM 14.598 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated figure |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel zittende figuur in cubistische stijl met brede mond en knopvormige ogen, sikkelvormige hoofdtooi en handen aan de kin. Steel ingedrukt ruitenmotief. Oorspronkelijk recht ijzeren roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Length total | 9.65 in (24.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, 1996 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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