Tobacco pipe made of bamboo stem

Tobacco pipe made of bamboo stem

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Tobacco pipe made of bamboo stem
Science Museum Group Collection
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Tobacco pipe made of bamboo stem, bowl in form of a narrower cane, decorated in black pigment in squares, zig zags, gematre design, Papua New Guinea, 1880-1925

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A41129
Materials:
stem, bamboo, thick and bowl, cane, narrow
Measurements:
stem: length 475 mm
stem: diameter 75 mm
bowl: height 315 mm
bowl: diameter 21 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)