Museum number:
| APM 2.471 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| zigzag lines, tiger nails |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met hoge cilindrische ketel met verzwaarde basis, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel overlangs uitgespaarde zigzaglijnen, filtrand tijgernagels. Ketelbasis drie gestileerde spinnen. Steel twee banden ingesnoerde concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) |
| Width | 3.5 in (8.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, 1997 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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