Museum number:
| APM 14.599 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke voet met lekgat en oplopende steel met vierkante manchet. Ketel rondom tussen raderingbanden twee banen met ieder vier punten. Steel zes ingedrukte raderingbanden. Decoratie sporen van wit krijt. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | krijt, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
| Ghana, antiekhandel, 1996 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Tabakspijpen uit het Ashanti-gebied. Amsterdam, 2001. afb 3ab. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Afrika, v.a. 2002. |
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