Opium pipe stem in insertable sections

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Carved wooden opium pipe stem in two insertable sections

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Carved wooden opium pipe stem in two insertable sections
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Carved wooden opium pipe stem in two insertable sections, tubular, brass mount, incised with cross-hatched hands etc, Chinese(?), 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A13399
Materials:
wood, brass and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 350 mm 13 mm,
type:
opium pipe
credit:
Foster