Museum number:
| APM 3.758 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| zigzag lines |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel met vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel. Ketel ingesneden decoratie van vier rijen zigzag lijnen, licht verzwaarde filt en concentrische ringen rond basis. Steeleind met drie insnoeringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.21 in (10.7 cm) |
| Width | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
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, <1980-1992 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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