A pipe with a detachable mouthpiece. The stem is formed of a long, smooth cylinder with a slanted hole near one of the ends. On of the ends of the pipe is open, the other is a natural block and has the end cut to a point. The mouthpiece is formed of a smaller piece of bamboo and has an angled cut and the other end is a natural block of bamboo with a hole in. The whole piece is decorated in bands of geometric design.
label: yellow with black type
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