Water-pipe( Human-Made Object)
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Caption
Digital photograph of a green serpentine and ram horn water-pipe, museum number Af,Cd.2.a-b, purchased by the British Museum from William Wareham in …
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Description
"Water smoking-pipe made of green serpentine [a], consisting of reed tube, leather thong, ram-horn water receptacle, and fibre string [b]." Measures: 49cm (H) x 16.5cm (W) x 11cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
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Human-Made Object
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Chronology
[18-?]-1882
Provenance
This water-pipe was found/acquired in Botswana or South Africa and purchased by the British Museum from William Wareham in 1882. The previous owner was William Bragge.
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