Tobacco smoking-pipe carved out of a single piece of wood, with spur at base of pipe-bowl and the stem bound with metal. The pipe-bowl is also probably metal-lined to protect the wood. This pipe appears to be missing its separable mouthpiece, which would have been inserted into the flanged end of the pipe-stem. Having had direct contact with its owner’s body, and therefore containing something of their spiritual essence, the mouthpiece would not have been parted with easily.

Tobacco smoking-pipe carved out of a single piece of wood, with spur at base of pipe-bowl and the stem bound with metal. The pipe-bowl is also probably metal-lined to protect the wood. This pipe appears to be missing its separable mouthpiece, which would have been inserted into the flanged end of the pipe-stem. Having had direct contact with its owner’s body, and therefore containing something of their spiritual essence, the mouthpiece would not have been parted with easily. See Shaw, 1938.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
0.110
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MEASUREMENTS
overall: 290 mm x 90 mm
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