Museum number:
APM 986 |
Subcollection:
ethnographic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
head negro with cylindrical headpiece |
Description:
Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met lekgat en oplopendee steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Ketel gesneden hoofd neger met brede neus, cilindrische verlenging met verzwaarde filt met tanden. Verbindingsstuk tussen ketel en steel. Steel vier concentrische ringen. Oorspronkelijk ijzeren roer bekleed met ingezwenkte houten cilinder. |
Date:
Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 5.04 in (12.8 cm) |
Width | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Length total | 21.46 in (54.5 cm) |
Characteristics
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | figural |
Material | pottery (ceramic) |
Technique | hand-formed |
Colour | red |
Other materials | iron (metal), wood |
Finish | vernis, zwart |
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 |
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