Museum number:

APM 14.854

Subcollection:

ethnographic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

circle holes

Description:

Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel, hoge vlakke voet en oplopende steel. Ketel buik afwisselend dubbele en enkele cirkelgaatjes. Steel omgaande dubbele ingesneden lijn, het veld ertussen geruwd.

Date:

Period 1800 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Width1.26 in (3.2 cm)
StemLength1.77 in (4.5 cm)
Weight32 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape spherical
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquehand-formed
Colourbrownish red
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalWest Africa
CountryGhana
EthnicityAshanti
Acquisition
Year 1997
Provenance Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar
Ghana, Coco (Ashantistreek), 1997

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