Museum number:
| APM 15.735 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| roughened field |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische ketel, halfronde bodem met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel om buik baan met geometrische decoratie. Filtband onopvallend. Ketelbasis smalle band met geruwd motief. Sporen van bruinzwarte vernis. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | vernis, bruinzwart |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Brickerasio (Turijn), collectie Edouardo Daneo, 1990-1999 |
| Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990 | |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
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