Museum number:
| APM 10.603 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| afgevlakte bolle pootjes, gedecoreerd |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle ketel op vier afgevlakte bolle pootjes, oplopende steel met vlakke manchetband met v-vormige inkeping aan de bovenzijde. Ketel geometrische ingesneden decoratie van banden met drie aaneengeschakelde rozetjes, afgewisseld door een losse rozet. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 205 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1988 |
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