Museum number:
| APM 16.026 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met geometrische vorm, voet met twee pootjes en opgaande steel met kleine vierkante manchet. Ketel trechtervormig met verzwaarde band rond de filt, concentrische ingesneden banden met geometrische decoratie. Steel afwisselend gearceerde en gladde banden. Oranjerode engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1750 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 45 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | geometric |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, oranjerood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, Ashantistreek, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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