Museum number:
| APM 4.650 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel tussen twee banden met concentrische ringen om en om geplaatste knoppen. Steeleind concentrische ringen. Oorspronkelijk recht ijzeren roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.86 in (9.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Length total | 15.16 in (38.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Other materials | iron (metal) |
| 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, <1985-1992 |
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