Museum number:
| APM 7.709 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel op conische basis met vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met brede manchetband. Ketel ingekrast drie verticale banen waartussen horizontale banden. Voet geschulpt. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 42 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Lobi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1981 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Gert Lambregts, Rarekiek |
| Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, 1981 |
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