Opium Water Pipe

1985.10.0002A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Opium Water Pipe (1985.10.0002A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Smoking & Drug Equipment
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Asia, East : China
Period/Date	Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1850 – 1911 CE
Culture	Chinese
Location	On Exhibitin the East Asia exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	27.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	12.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	3.6 cm
Weight	458 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Metal
Manufacturing Processes	Cast
Munsell Color Information	Moderate Brown (7.5YR 4/4) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description	Complete water pipe for narcotic use. Contains cleaning brush and tweezers. Chained to pipe stem lid. Hinged side lid and bottom have stamped Chinese characters.
Description	N/A
Comparanda	N/A
Bibliography	N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	Gift of George E. and Cynthia M. Anner
Reproduction	no
Reproduction Information	N/A

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