Museum number:
| APM 13.503 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration, bird |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge licht trechtervormige ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met glad eind. Ketel rondom geometrisch decor van drie langgerekte perken met ingesneden zigzag gescheiden door dubbele blokband. Filt de vorm van een zittende vogel. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 12.13 in (30.8 cm) |
| Width | 4.33 in (11 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 8.86 in (22.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1980-1992 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Pijpen uit donker Afrika", 11 april 1993 - 4 juli 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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