Museum number:
| APM 16.564 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische emmervorm ketel met vlakke voet met schuine onderzijde en vier knopvormige pootjes op de hoeken, opgaande vierzijdige steel met onopvallende vierkante manchet. Ketel voorzijde stip. Steel overlangs rijen raderingen. Oranjegele klei met oranjerode ijzerengobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1750 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 21 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bucketshape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | orange yellow |
| Finish | ijzerengobe, oranje |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Kumasi, antiekhandel, 2001 |
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