Museum number:
| APM 14.457 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, lensvormige onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd neger met smalle geometrische hoofdband en schuingeplaatste wenkbrauwen. Ketelbasis verzwaard met geometrische band. Steel geruwd met band van zeven concentrische ringen. Rode engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.46 in (8.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, rood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Bekom |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, région Bekom, 1996 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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