pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Clay pipe with a conical bowl and an everted rim. The stem is at an acute angle to the pipe bowl. The bowl itself is made of a grey clay which is burnished with a black material. There is a geometric pattern on the surface of the bowl. The stem is straight and roughly whittled from a piece of wood.

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