Museum number:

APM 13.676

Subcollection:

opium pipes

Title:

opium pipe

Keyword:

bottle shape

Description:

Opiumpijp van aardewerk met balustervormige gedraaide ketel met opstaande hals en vlakke voet met cilindervormige basis. Buik van de fles op twee plaatsen voor gebruik van opium doorboord. Steelopening baan textiel om rieten roer vast te zetten.

Date:

Period 1970 - 1990


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.85 in (4.7 cm)
Width1.77 in (4.5 cm)
StemLength0.39 in (1 cm)
Weight43 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape baluster shape
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquethrown (potters' wheel)
Colouryellow-brown
Other materialsfabric
Other coloursblack
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAsia
Region internationalSouth East Asia
CountryThailand
EthnicityHill tribe
Acquisition
Year 1994
Provenance Mae Sai, Thailand, Mengrai antique
Thailand, antiekhandel, c. 1990

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