Museum number:
| APM 16.005 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| human face |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle figurale ketel, hiel en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel primitief gezicht met ogen, neus en mond. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 93 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Ashantistreek, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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