Museum number:
| APM 13.505 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| two pipe bolws, geomertic decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met twee cilindrische ketels op vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met glad eind. Ketels geometrisch decor van zigzag geplaatste noppen door gladde banden verbonden. Ketelbasis vier liggende geruwde velden. Steel geruwd. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met messing ringetje onder het mondstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.02 in (10.2 cm) |
| Width | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Length total | 9.25 in (23.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| 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, <1985-1992 |
Literature
| Don Duco, The ubiquitos clay pipe. ParisThe Pipe Year Book 2001, /, 2001. p 60. Dit exemplaar. |
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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