Museum number:
| APM 15.500 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge trechtervorm ketel met vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel overlangs ingekraste lijnen met driemaal een baan schuine streepjes. Grijsbruine ceramiek met sporen van roodgetinte engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1700 - 1830 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 73 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray brown |
| Finish | engobe, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, antiekhandel |
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