Museum number:
APM 10.605 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
square foot, geometrical decoration |
Description:
Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, aan de onderzijde vierkant en licht verzwaard. Decoratie van geometrische lijnen, onversierde steel met knoopvormige manchet met ribben. |
Date:
Period | 1860 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
Weight | 35 gram |
Characteristics
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | funnel shape |
Material | pottery (ceramic) |
Technique | hand-formed |
Colour | brownish red |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Continent | Africa |
Region international | West Africa |
Country | Ghana |
Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
Year | 1988 |
Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
Ghana, locale handel, 1988 |
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