Museum number:
| APM 14.998 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| diamonds and concentric rings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel tussen drie concentrische ringen vak waarin rechthoekige knopvormen. Steel baan geruwd. Oorspronkelijk recht houten roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.58 in (9.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Length total | 10.24 in (26 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 |
Comments
| De decoratie refereert aan de verpakking van de notenwijn, die bij het roken gedronken wordt. |
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