Museum number:
| APM 16.041 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel ingesneden gezicht van een Afrikaan begrensd door concentrische banden om hoofd en langs de ketelbasis, die zijn geruwd. Steel geruwde baan afgesloten met concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.02 in (10.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Weight | 123 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Foumban, Nsoya Ibrahim |
| Kameroen, Foumban, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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