Museum number:
| APM 14.786 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sitting monkey with goatee |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel zittende aap met maskerachtig gelaat met sik, de beide handen aan de kaken, de voeten bij de ketelbasis. Ketelrand verticale streepjes. Steel geruwd met zeven concentrische cirkels. |
Date:
| Period | 1965 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.76 in (12.1 cm) |
| Width | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Weight | 297 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | creamy gray |
| Finish | vernis, zwart |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Foumban, Mama El Hadgnjikom Salifoe |
| Kameroen, Foumban, antiekhandel, 1997 |
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