Museum number:
| APM 21.129b |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| snakeskin, rings with animal heads |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met conische ketel, licht puntige onderzijde zonder hiel en korte rechte steel met smalle manchetrand. Ketel dunne filtrand, ketel buitenzijde oneffen oppervlak. Oorspronkelijke montage met zachthouten steel omwonden met slangenhuiden, om de steel tien bronzen ringen met dierenkoppen, afwisselend antilopen en buffelkoppen. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1985 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 18.5 in (47 cm) | |
| Weight | 509 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | snakeskin (animal material), wood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
Comments
| Volgens Van Tienhoven Burkina Faso, Bobo Bwa tribe |
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