Museum number:
| APM 15.052 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel op vlakke voet en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel rondom rijen ingedrukte raderingen en centraal drie ingedrukte cirkels en twee meervoudige cirkelgaatjes. Verbindingsbandje tussen ketel en steel. Gepolijste roodbruine engobe. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 48 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | engobe, gepolijst |
| 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 12ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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