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Object Number
46-78-50/6081
Display Title
Pipe of tusk used for smoking hemp
Descriptions
Object Description
Pipe of tusk used for smoking hemp; a hubble bubble pipe, the bowl being partly filled with water
Inventory Description
Tusk pipe, tube with disk, losses, scratches, and partial label on surface
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Materials
Tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 35.6 x 7.7 x 6 cm (14 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-50/6081
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1916 - 11/27/1946)
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