A pipe made of cane which is curved upwards at one end to form the bowl, which is surrounded by silver. At the stem end is a silver mouthpiece, and there is a further silver covering at the mouthpiece end of the stem. All the silver parts have decorative bands consisting of granulation, twisted silver wire etc. There is wool packing around the upper part of the bowl.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
