Museum number:
| APM 10.614 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| incised decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met emmervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde en rechte steel. Ketel rondom drie horizontale getande reliëfbanden versierd met kerfsneedecoratie, afgewisseld met fijne geruwde banen. Steel afgebroken en door een botje vervangen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 22 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bucketshape |
| 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 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Tabakspijpen uit het Ashanti-gebied. Amsterdam, 2001. afb 5ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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