Stem from Turkish chibouque

Stem cherrywood, from Turkish chibouque, long length of straight cherry with green cord attached, Turkish, 1840-1925; "a" flimsy states that this object had an "amber mouthpiece" ; only the stem of cherrywood was found in December 1980

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A76245
Materials:
incomplete, cherry and cord
Measurements:
overall: 1146 mm 21 mm,
type:
tobacco pipe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)