Museum number:
| APM 15.711 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| animal head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, halfronde onderzIjde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel geometrische decoratie concentrische lijnen waartussen raderingen, twee halfbolle knopjes suggereren ogen, een snuit aan de ketelbasis. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met aluminium eind. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.86 in (9.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Length total | 10.43 in (26.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 120 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Other materials | wood, aluminum (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamessing |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamessing, 1999 |
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