Museum number:
| APM 15.485 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated figure, hands on chin |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met zware figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel zittende figuur met hoge hoofdtooi met geometrische decoratie, ongelede armen, de handen aan de kin, onopvallende benen zonder voeten. Ketelbasis smalle band met liggende arceringen. Steel onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.97 in (17.7 cm) |
| Width | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Batcham |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Batcham, 1999 |
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