Museum number:
| APM 15.051 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovale ketel, puntige onderzijde en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel rondom drie eenvoudige ingekraste geometrische motiefjes in een kruis- of stervorm. Ketelopening, ketelbasis en steeleind ingesnoerde concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 96 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Wala |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Accra, M. Mekano, handelaar |
| Ghana, Wa (noordwesten), 1997 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Tabakspijpen uit het Ashanti-gebied. Amsterdam, 2001. afb 18ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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