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Description: | A white metal pipe which sits in a double sided stand. The base of the pipe is hexagonal which slots into one of the two hexagonal holes in the stand. The pipe is long and upright and curves slightly near the mouthpiece. The stand is engraved with an inscription at the back and left hand side. On the front and right hand side is an engraved scene with two men reading a book. To the right are vases of flowers and some fruit. One metal part which includes the bowl is detachable from the pipe. On the other side of the stand is a lidded container which still held tobacco. There are two further holes between the larger recesses which look like they once held apparatus. Information given by Nottingham Chinese Welfare Association on 8.4.2008 - Originally this item was catalogued as an opium pipe, but it is for tabacco. The tabacco would be mixed with water and smoked through the pipe. This type of pipe would be mainly used by men, but some wealthy women may use one. The inscrition on the back is a poem, in a strange script which is hard to read, it is probably linked to the picture on the front.
Accession number: NCM 1933-188 | Subjects: | CHINESE smoking and tobacco | Temporal: | 1800-1933? | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | made in China | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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