opium pipe (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))

An opium pipe-stem with a detachable end piece. The stem is made of a long cylinder of copper alloy that has a thin layer of porcelain ocer it that has been decorated in blue with pink and yellow flowers and yellow and green bamboo, with the saddle decorated in green with a floral design. Inside the pipe are small wooden pipes and cork that secures the wooden parts in place. There is a resin and wood end piece that has a hole in it. The resin is multi-tonal in orange. The pipe is possible missing some parts.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
9.589
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
porcelain; wood; cork; copper alloy; paper; resin; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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