Museum number:
| APM 24.788 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric pattern of half circles and herringbone hatches |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk en messing met ovaalvormige ketel, conische voet met lensvormige onderzijde en oplopende steel met vlakke onopvallende manchet. Kern van de tabakspijp een grijszwart gesmoorde aardewerken pijpenkop. Ketel rondom in reliëf vier verticale banen van horizintaal gestreepte velden gevuld met halve spiralen, de banen gescheiden met vier rijen visgraatmotief, voet, steel en manchet onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 164 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Oher techniques | cast metal |
| Other colours | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
| Year | 2022 |
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