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Object Number
991-12-60/15077
Display Title
Bamboo Opium Pipe with Decorated Metal Mouthpiece and Bowl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Bamboo opium pipe with metal mouthpiece and bowl. Metal pieces designed with child and tiger (carved) and the longevity symbol of the pine tree (etched). <transliteration> (Chinese name). 21.5 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, bamboo stem, silver, brass, copper mouthpiece, bowl, floral and tiger reli
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Copper, Brass, Silver, Bamboo, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 21.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm (8 3/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15077
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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