Museum number:
| APM 7.930 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ketel opgebouwd uit verschillende geometrische vormen, lekgat onderzijde en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel vorm geinspireerd op een vogelbek, geometrische ingedrukte lijnen. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.17 in (10.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | geometric |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Brussel, antiekwinkel Sablon |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, c. 1979 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email