Museum number:
| APM 11.478 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| lobe-like pleated shape |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met lage wijde ketel, hielmarkering en korte oplopende steel. Ketel en steel kwabornamentachtige geplooide decoratie alsof er vochtige lappen over het voorwerp gedrapeerd zijn. Ketel onderzijde vier pootjes. Engobe met bruine geometrische beschildering. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 210 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | wide |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown |
| Finish | engobe, donkerbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, locale handel, 1990 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Pijpen uit donker Afrika", 11 april 1993 - 4 juli 1993. |
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