Museum number:
| APM 14.656 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde met lekgat en oplopende steel zonder manchet. Ketel hoofd neger met schuingeplaatste amandelvormige ogen, vleug van baardgroei op de kaken en hoge gevlochten haartooi. Steel twee banden met concentrische ringen. Vlakke delen gepolijst. |
Date:
| Period | 1975 - 1990 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.91 in (15 cm) |
| Width | 3.15 in (8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 391 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Africa |
| Region international | West Africa |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region national | Grasslands |
| Ethnicity | Bamum |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Douala, Kouotou Ousmanfé |
| Kameroen, Bamum, 1996 |
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