Museum number:
| APM 14.812 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolronde ketel op vlakke voet met twee punten aan de voorzijde en oplopende steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel rondom geruwd met kruislingse lijnen van fijne raderingen waarop drie kauri-achtige noppen. Steel door concentrische ringen in compartimenten verdeeld waarin geometrische snijwerk. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 67 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | pot shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Coco (Ashantistreek), 1997 |
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