Museum number:
| APM 14.997 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration with cowrie |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel ingekrast geometrisch vak waarin twee kruizen van gestileerde kauri op geruwd veld, omlijst door halve kauri. Ketelbasis band met vier langgerekte lussen. Steel baan geruwd. Oorspronkelijk recht houten roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.7 in (9.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Length total | 13.98 in (35.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Other materials | wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, 1997 |
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