Museum number:
| APM 1.650 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric relief work |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van messing met geometrische ketel, maansikkelvormige onderzijde met lekgat en opgaande steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel overlangs vijf langgerekte ovalen met concentriche lijnen waarin twee rijen liggende streepjes. Filtband en ketelbasis golvende lijnen. Steel twee banden met concentrische cirkels. Steelaanzet borgoog. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | geometric |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | lost-wax process |
| Colour | bronze green |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, 1997 |
Exhibition
| Arnhem, Openluchtmuseum, pijpencollectie in paviljoen Sparenburg, september 2004 - januari 2015. |
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