Museum number:
APM 24.171 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
pottery cast in brass |
Description:
Tabakspijp van aardewerk en messing met ovaalvormige ketel, ronde filt en verzwaarde knobbelvoet, de korte rechte steel met brede bandvormige manchet. Kern van aardewerk gegoten in messing, buitenzijde versierd met acht splitten die de ceramiek zichtbaar laten en afgezoomd zijn met kabelranden, steel vier soortgelijke openingen zonder decoratie. |
Date:
Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 3.19 in (8.1 cm) |
Bowl | Height | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Weight | 321 gram |
Characteristics
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | oval shape |
Material | pottery (ceramic) |
Technique | hand-formed |
Colour | yellow-brown |
Other materials | brass (metal) |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Continent | Africa |
Region international | West Africa |
Country | Ghana |
Ethnicity | Ashanti (?) |
Acquisition
Year | 2019 |
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