Museum number:
| APM 3.283 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| necked rings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aluminium met ovaalvormige ketel, vlakke ronde voet met inkeping aan de steelzijde, oplopende steel met lichte bolling en dunne manchetrand. Ketel filtrand en over het midden twee concentrische ringen, steel halverwege eveneens twee concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.19 in (8.1 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 3.11 in (7.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | aluminum (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | silver colour |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
| Year | 2014 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, internationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Bad Nauheim, Christian Siegenthaler | |
| Ghana, regio Bolgatanga, 2014 |
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