Pipe Item Number: Aa86 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two brass rifle cartridges, open at both ends, joined by forcing smaller into larger. Smaller end placed in mouth. Burrs are stuffed close to this end to keep tobacco from mouth.
History Of Use
Smoking pipe, stuffed with burrs which act as a filter. Pipes are held between the thumb and forefinger. Crumbled leaf tobacco is smoked.
Cultural Context
Smoking pipe.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- Aa86
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- plant and brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- joined
- Overall
- height 10.6 cm, diameter 1.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 100
- Accession Number
- 0287/0074