Museum number:
| APM 3.661 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel geometrische decoratie van concentrische ringen om ketelbasis en opening waartussen overlangse gladde lijnen. Steel geruwd met glad steeleind. Oorspronkelijk houten roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 8.27 in (21 cm) | |
| Weight | 152 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| Other materials | wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Steven van de Raadt, African Art |
| Soest, collectie Ger Luttik, <1980-1992 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Rookgerei vol van symboliek, tabakspijpen uit de Graslanden van Kameroen. Amsterdam, 1999. afb 2ab. Dit exemplaar. |
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