Museum number:
| APM 24.775 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| high solid base, incised geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolvormige ovale ketel, onderzijde hoge conische voet, korte oplopende steel met fallusvormige manchet. Ketel voorzijde ingekraste driehoek met stippen, rond de buik vier concentrische ringen, de voet langs de buitenrand in reliëf lobben. Ketel en steel bedekt met roodachtige gepolijste engobe. Steeleind stukje leer van een borgbandje. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.83 in (7.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulbous |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | engobe slip (ceramic) |
| Other colours | red-brown |
| Finish | leer |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Lobi |
Acquisition
| Year | 2022 |
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