Museum number:
| APM 15.483 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| standing soldier |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel staande soldaat met pet met klep, uniform met ceintuur, een geweer in de linkerhand, de loop over de schouder. Steel aan de achterzijde aangezet en verticaal omhoog en bestaande uit concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1915 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 7.56 in (19.2 cm) |
| Width | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | bronze brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, 1999 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 10, v.a. 2001. |
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