A pipe with a bamboo stem, gourd mouthpiece and a earthenware bowl. The stem is undecorated and has a piece of dark skin over the join of the stem to the gourd mouthpiece, which has been sewn into position. There is also skin over the connection of the stem to the textured clay pipe bowl.
label: yellow with black type
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