Museum number:
| APM 20.085 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| concentric rings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovaalvormige ketel, zware conische hiel met vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel verwijdend naar manchet. Onversierd. Steel bij manchet band met vijf concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 53 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
Acquisition
| Year | 2009 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Nigeria, Ibadan, antiekhandel, 2009 |
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