Museum number:
| APM 14.728 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| concentric rings, standing ovals |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Grof plomp maaksel met getande filtrand en drie concentrische banden waartussen over de buik zes staande ingekraste ovalen. Steeleind in reliëf zes concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 15.75 in (40 cm) |
| Width | 7.48 in (19 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 12.99 in (33 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Kameroen, handelaar etnografie |
| Kameroen, Bamum, dorp Matoum, 1997 |
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