Museum number:
| APM 7.932 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met conische trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde waarin lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel ingedrukte concentrische lijnen met langs de bovenhelft drie banen met staande streepjes. Steeleind concentrische lijnen waartussen baan staande streepjes. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer met kort conisch houten klosje. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.21 in (10.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Length total | 19.09 in (48.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Other materials | iron (metal), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
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. |
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