Museum number:
APM 15.216 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
geometric decoration |
Description:
Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel met schijfvormige verdikking, op vlakke voet met twee punten en oplopende steel met vierkante manchet. Ketel schijfvormige verdikking waarop zigzag baan, ketel bovenrand ingekerfde driehoeken. Steel afwisselend gladde en gearceerde banden. |
Date:
Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | cylindrical |
Material | pottery (ceramic) |
Technique | hand-formed |
Colour | red-brown |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Continent | Africa |
Region international | West Africa |
Country | Ghana |
Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
Year | 1998 |
Provenance | Ghana, Kumasi, S. Fofane, handelaar |
Ghana, Ashantistreek, 1998 |
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