Museum number:
| APM 3.891 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met trechtervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde met lekgat, oplopende steel met glad steeleind. Ketel geometrische decoratie van drie banen met drie, twee en drie rozetten, verspringend ten opzichte van elkaar. Steel geruwd en brede baan concentrische ringen om steeleind. Oorspronkelijk roer van bamboe met metaaldraad en busjes van aluminium en messing. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.06 in (10.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
| Length total | 10.63 in (27 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | gray black |
| 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 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, serre, vitrine Kameroen, v.a. 2000. |
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