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1914.37.4

Opium pipe with bowl made from ink-bottle.

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1914.37.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Opium pipe with bowl made from ink-bottle.
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Northern Territory Tiwi Islands; Melville Island
Cultural groups
Chinese
Person
Field collector Henry Kenneth Fry
PRM source Henry Kenneth Fry
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913-1914
Date collected
1913-14 ?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Glass, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length: max 260 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.37.4 Other numbers: [04]
Research and responses

On Tuesday 11th August 1914, Henry Balfour while in Adelaide "went to dine with Fry in Norwood at his Mother’s house, + after dinner went with him + Marett to Sollas’ lecture on “Ancient Hunters.” Rather disappointed. After lecture went back with Fry to his house + saw his Melville Id. collection + selected many specimens . Fry is in practice as a medic, but spent some time on Melville Id. " Excerpt from Balfour's diary of his trip to Australia for the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. [CRFW 27/1/2003]

This object was shown at a meeting of the Oxford University Anthropology Society on 26.11.1914 when Balfour showed a series of objects [AP 27/02/2006]

Search terms: Narcotic, Opium Accessory, Pipe

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