Museum number:
| APM 15.195 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated figure, hands in front of the stomach |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel zittende figuur, de handen voor de buik gevouwen, een bekroning van een gestileerd kapsel. Steel geruwd, steeleind vijf ingesnoerde ringen. Oorspronkelijke gladde houten steel. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
| Length total | 17.72 in (45 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | wood |
| Finish | kleurstof, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bekom, 1998 |
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