Museum number:
| APM 3.003 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro with headdress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel. Ketel hoofd neger met uitstaande wangen en bolle hoofdtooi met geometrisch cirkelmotief aan weerszijden. Steeleind vier concentrische ringen. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.06 in (10.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 160 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1985-1992 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Rookgerei vol van symboliek, tabakspijpen uit de Graslanden van Kameroen. Amsterdam, 1999. afb 11ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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