Museum number:
| APM 23.173 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met geometrische ketel, puntige onderzijde en oplopende steel met dunne manchetband. Oorspronkelijke montage met dik recht houten roer met een dun ijzeren steeleind. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.5 in (8.9 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 3.5 in (8.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Length total | 18.11 in (46 cm) | |
| Weight | 464 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | geometric |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | wood, iron (metal) |
| Other colours | dark brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
Comments
| Wonderlijk voorbeeld van twee ongelijke onderdelen die jarenlang in deze combinatie gerookt zijn. |
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