Museum number:
APM 14.629 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
kneeling woman |
Description:
Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met gladde manchetband. Ketel zittende vrouw met de handen op de dijen, tatoeage op het gelaat, de buik en boven- en onderarmen, een cirkelvormig sieraad om de nek. |
Date:
Period | 1930 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 7.09 in (18 cm) |
Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Weight | 428 gram |
Characteristics
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | figural |
Material | pottery (ceramic) |
Technique | hand-formed |
Colour | gray brown |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Continent | Africa |
Region international | West Africa |
Country | Ghana |
Ethnicity | Frafra |
Acquisition
Year | 1996 |
Provenance | Amsterdam, Tine Lambregts, Rarekiek |
Ghana, c. 1991 |
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