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1953.10.61

Bamboo smoking pipe.

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1953.10.61

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo smoking pipe.
Long description
Bamboo smoking pipe. The pipe has a large bamboo stem, ending with a bamboo node. A small tube is inserted in the main stem. The top of the small tube is slightly burnt with ?tobacco residue. [MJD 29/09/2014]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland Wakching-Kongon Path
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
17 November 1922
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1953
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 89 mm, Diameter: max 37 mm, Length: max 425 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1953.10.61

Search terms: Narcotic, Tobacco Accessory, Pipe

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