Museum number:
| APM 14.810 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met slanke trechtervorm ketel, zware achteruitstekende hiel en dikke rechte steel verwijdend naar manchetrand. Ketel onder filt twee ingesnoerde lijnen, overlangs ingekraste lijnen waarvan twee met tandlijst. Steeleind bij manchet band met ingedrukte stippen. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 48 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | yellowish gray |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | Central-Africa |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region national | Tshopo Province |
| Ethnicity | Topoke |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Coco (Ashantistreek), 1997 |
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