Accession No

1948.2645


Description

Opium pipe. Pipe stem of bamboo with a mouthpiece of wood of possibly wood or bamboo. Endpiece, saddle, and pipe bowl not present. One plaited rattan loop loosely attached on the stem.


Place

Asia; East Asia; China; Hong Kong


Period


Source

Stapleton, Violet Elise Marie Louise (Lady Beaumont) [donor]; ?Wootton-Isaacson, Frederick John Francis [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2645


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Cane; Bamboo


Local Term


Measurements

30mm x 568mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Card Catalogue reads, 'Formerly owned by F. Wooton-Isaacson, Esq. Given to the Museum by Violet, Lady Beaumont.'
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to the side of the pipe with a serrated edge reads: 'Opium Pipe. H. Kong 1884'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Context (Field collection)
Collected by Frederick Wootton-Isaacson in Hong Kong in 1884.
Event Date 1884
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card handwritten in blue ink reads, 'Bamboo opium pipe with metal fittings and china bowl.'
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Bamboo opium pipe, with metal fittings and china bowl [not present]. The stem is made from a long section of bamboo, which has been stained brown, the mouthpiece is made from ivory, and the stem is decorated with a woven cane ring and metal fittings.
Event Date 2/9/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
Opium pipe. Pipe stem of bamboo stained in dark colour, with a mouthpiece of wood of possibly wood or bamboo. Endpiece not present. Stem dented for fitting the saddle, which is not present. One plaited ratten loop loosely attached on the stem.
Pipe bowl not present.
Event Date 2/4/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


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