Museum number:
| APM 14.857 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| concentric lines, rosette |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met peervorm ketel op conische voet met vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met vlakke manchet. Ketel filtrand. Ketel boven het midden drie concentrische lijnen, eronder ingedrukte rozet. Ketelbasis links minuscuul lekgat. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 96 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | pear shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | pink red |
| Finish | engobe, rood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Lobi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Coco (Ashantistreek), 1997 |
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