Museum number:

APM 16.004

Subcollection:

ethnographic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

geometric decoration

Description:

Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel op verzwaarde voet met vlakke onderzijde, opgaande rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel onder filt en over voet concentrische lijnen.

Date:

Period 1800 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.89 in (4.8 cm)
Width1.69 in (4.3 cm)
StemLength1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Weight42 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape funnel shape
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquehand-formed
Colourgray black
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAfrica
Region internationalWest Africa
CountryGhana
Acquisition
Year 2000
Provenance Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar
Ghana, antiekhandel, 2000

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