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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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