Museum number:
| APM 14.658 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| three standing figures |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische figurale vorm bestaande uit drie ketels, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel geplaatst tussen de drie ketels. Rondom drie staande figuren met gebogen benen, de handen aan de kin, ieder een vierhoekige hoofdtooi. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) |
| Width | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Babungo |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Babungo, 1996 |
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