Museum number:
| APM 3.604 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge cilindrische ketel op vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel met verzwaarde filtrand en verzwaarde voet, ingedrukte decoratie in drie horizontale banden met geruwde velden afgewisseld door ingesneden geometrische motieven. Steel concentrische banden en geruwd. Gat tussen ketel en steel. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 7.48 in (19 cm) |
| Width | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1975-1992 |
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