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Artifact

Opium Pipe

Description

  • Opium pipe made from a dark brown bamboo branch. 

  • A metal bowl is attached by six small nails onto the side of the branch near the end.

  • The hollow end of the branch is sealed with a meal cap held by a single nail. 

Background Information

  • Purchased as a memento byRobert Rawlingswho drilled in Sumatra on two contracts between 1880 and 1902.

Map Location

Latitude: 2° 59' 43.411" S
Longitude: 104° 45' 15.023" E

Date

1902

Dimensions

inches
Length:
26.4
Width:
1.4
Height:
1.4

Events, Places, People

  • Robert Rawlings

Originating Location

Asia

Subject

  • A long, dark wooden pipe. There are knots along the bamboo shaft. There is a metal bowl facing down on the left end.
  • The bowl of a long, dark wooden pipe. It is circular and attached to the bamboo shaft with six small metal nails. There is a circular opening on the top.

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