Stem for opium pipe with two tubes from reservoir top

Made:
1851-1900 in China

Cotton covered bamboo stem for opium pipe, two tubes emanating from reservoir top, one is bent downwards forming long horizontal stem, Chinese, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A139870
Materials:
incomplete, bamboo, cloth and wire
Measurements:
overall: 436 mm x 615 mm
stem, maximum: 30 mm,
reservoir top: 40 mm,
type:
opium pipe
credit:
Foster