Museum number:
| APM 7.808 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| geometric decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met bolle dubbelconische potvorm ketel op vlakke voet met vier punten, oplopende steel en manchet. Ketel kerfsneeversiering van verticale banen afgewisseld met parels en raderingen. Steel ingedrukte en ingesneden decoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Weight | 89 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | pot shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | krijt, ingewreven |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Ashanti |
Acquisition
| Year | 1981 |
| Provenance | Volendam, collectie Fred Tymstra, 1965-1981 |
| Amsterdam, antiekhandel, 1965 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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