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1950.5.18B

Decorated bamboo pipe

1950.5.18B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Decorated bamboo pipe
Long description
A bamboo tube with two flat ends, one open and one closed. The closed end is decorated with pyro-engraved embellishments, including a triangular band encircling the rim and diamond motifs in the troughs where the triangles meet. The rest of the tube is richly decorated with various shapes and symbols, including triangles, diamonds, sun-like motifs, and dots. The dorsal hole, used to hold the vessel containing tobacco, is framed by a diamond pattern.
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Charles Robert Stonor
PRM source Charles Robert Stonor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1949
Date collected
1949
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1950
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 355 x 42 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1950.5.18B

Search terms: Narcotic, Tobacco Accessory, Pipe

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