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Tobacco Pipe

Object Number:P947
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Borneo
Sarawak
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Wood
Metal
Height: 11.43 cm
Length: 29.21 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Bent piece of wood, hollowed out, with mouthpiece at slender end, flaring end burnt. "Bent root. . . pipe used by the Sibop." (The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters)

Current & Past Exhibitions:

The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rain Forest (Furness, Hiller, Harrison Borneo Collection) (25 Feb 1989 - 01 Jul 1990) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Book] Furness, William H. 1902. The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters: Its Festivals and Folk-lore.. Philadelphia. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: following p. 170View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Vol. I, Plate 44 p (near left, center, with small brass box attached)View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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