Bamboo and reed tobacco pipe

Museum number:
11-14978
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Accession number:
Acc.2059
Description:
Pipe for tobacco (päip päini); rolled coconut leaf strips; cone shaped; 11 x 2 cm. Smoking was introduced by whalers in the pre-Spanish period (1850s)
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Pohnpei State
Culture or time period:
Micronesian and Pohnpeian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bamboo and reed tobacco pipe, accession number 11-14978, described as Pipe for tobacco (päip päini); rolled coconut leaf strips; cone shaped; 11 x 2 cm. Smoking was introduced by whalers in the pre-Spanish period (1850s)

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