Wooden tobacco pipe decorated with lead
Object No. D543
Tobacco pipe, wood / lead, South Africa, date unknown
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Summary
Physical Description
Wooden tobacco pipe, bowl inlaid with lead. The stem widens towards the mouthpiece which is pierced with a hole. The top of the bowl is encircled with lead with four horse-shoe shapes and tiny triangles radiating from these. Towards the base are two groups of concentric circles, each circle having small radiating triangles. A smaller circle with radiating triangles is in the middle of these. All decorations are lead. There is a rounded knob at the base of the bowl.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Acquired by exchange from Reverend Brother Claudius
Acquisition Date
20 November 1889
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