Museum number:

APM 15.217

Subcollection:

ethnographic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

concentric rings

Description:

Tabakspijp van aardewerk met komvorm ketel op cilindrische voet met vlakke onderzijde en korte oplopende steel zonder verdikking. Zwaar dikwandig product, concentrische lijn onder filt en boven basis, de voet verticale streepjes. Zachtgebakken bruinrood aardewerk.

Date:

Period 1800 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight2.2 in (5.6 cm)
Width1.89 in (4.8 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Weight99 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape bowl shape
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquehand-formed
Colourbrownish red
Finish engobe, roodbruin
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalWest Africa
CountryGhana
Acquisition
Year 1998
Provenance Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar
Ghana, Ashantistreek, 1998

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