Museum number:
APM 3.861 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
figure with headdress |
Description:
Tabakspijp van aardewerk met cilinidrsche figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel zittende figuur, de armen langs het lichaam, de handen op de knieën, hoofdtooi met dwars geplaatste ovaalvorm met geometrische decoratie. Ketelbasis verzwaard met liggende ovalen. Steel onderzijde geruwd met brede baan van concentrische ringen. |
Date:
Period | 1910 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 6.14 in (15.6 cm) |
Width | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Weight | 320 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 | Banso |
Acquisition
Year | 2001 |
Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
Kameroen, Banso, 2001 |
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