pipes (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking); lid (containers)

Two pipes made from wood. One of the pipes consists of a pipe bowl that is cylindrical and narrows towards the opening that is lined with iron. The stem connection on the bowl turns a 45 degree angle and the whole pipe bowl is a varnished and dark red in colour and the wood has a strong grain. The stem is made from a different wood that has been stained red. The lower part of the stem is cylindrical and flattens to form the mouthpiece. There are four dark lines near the top of the cylindrical section. The other pipe has a similar stem which is attached to the pipe bowl. The pipe bowl is varnished in dark red and has a more intricately carved with a rounded body with a petal design that leads to a fluted neck that broadens at the rim. The bowl is lined with iron. The lid for this pipe is varnished red and has six raised sections.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
3325
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; pigment; iron
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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