Museum number:
| APM 24.157 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head with spider headdress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, figurale onderzijde en oplopende steel evenwijdig aan de ketel en zonder manchet. Ketel onderzijde portretkop met bolle wangen, de bovenzijde van de ketel in hoogreliëf versierd met rijen gestileerde spinnen. Steel eindigt onder de filtrand. |
Date:
| Period | 2000 - 2010 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 13.78 in (35 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 12.4 in (31.5 cm) |
| Width | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 9.45 in (24 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brownish |
| Finish | engobe |
| Traces of use | ongebruikt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 2019 |
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