Museum number:
| APM 14.791 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervormige figurale ketel, puntige onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel. Ketel gelaat neger met cirkelvormige ogen, duidelijke neusvleugels, knopvormige oren en geaccentueerde mond. Ketel achterzijde en steel geruwd. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.58 in (9.1 cm) |
| Width | 2.36 in (6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, roodbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamessing |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Foumban, Mama El Hadgnjikom Salifoe |
| Kameroen, Foumban, antiekhandel, 1997 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Figuratieve terracotta tabakspijpen uit Kameroen. LeidenVVE Jaarboek, /1e lustrumnummer, 2017. p 26, afb 1. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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