Sema pipe, made from very dark brown wood. The bowl of the pipe has a wide brim, which narrows as it reaches the stem. There is red and yellow binding forming zig zag and lined patterns around the majority of the stem and a small section of copper alloy wiring coiled around the stem. A piece of bamboo forms the mouthpiece at the end of the stem.
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