Museum number:
| APM 4.190 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| animal head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met knotsvormige ketel met doornen, steel met aan het einde een gestileerde dierenkop, de oren beschadigd. Groffe grijszwart gesmoorde klei, rode en witte verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 6.3 in (16 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Finish | verf, rood, wit |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Gert Lambregts, Rarekiek |
| Parijs, etnografische handel, c. 1979 |
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