Museum number:
| APM 7.924 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| band with pearls |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel op vlakke voet, oplopende steel met brede vlakke manchetband. Filtrand dakvorm met afgeronde onderzijde. Ketel staande band met zeven parels, boven de voet vijf ingesnoerde lijnen. Lekgat links boven aan de voet. Onderzijde door gebruik afgesleten. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 179 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| 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 | 1982 |
| Provenance | Brussel, rue de la Loi, etnografische winkel |
| Ghana, antiekhandel, 1979 |
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