Museum number:
| APM 13.726b |
Subcollection:
| opium paraphernalia |
Title:
| opium scraper |
Keyword:
| spatula shape |
Description:
| Opiumschraper met rechthoekig spatelvormig blad aan cilindrisch houten handvat met messing verstevigingsbusje. Blad van ijzer. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 0.63 in (1.6 cm) |
| Length | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | wood |
| Technique | struck |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | iron (metal) |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | South East Asia |
| Country | Thailand |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Chiang Mai, Thailand, Hill Tribe winkel |
| Thailand, antiekhandel, 1993 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 13, foto 6. Dit exemplaar (in groep). |
| F.M. Bertholet, Opium, Kunst en geschiedenis van een verloren ritueel. Brussels, 2007. p 21, afb 13. Dit exemplaar (in groep). |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
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