Museum number:
| APM 15.154 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| face negro with headdress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervormige figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchetband. Ketel hoofd neger met eenvoudige verticaal gestreepte muts. Ketelbasis enkele concentrische ringen. Steel geruwd. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.25 in (10.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Tikar |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Kameroen, handelaar etnografie |
| Kameroen, Tikar, 1998 |
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