Opium pipe bowl carved in form of clenched hand

Made:
1840-1900 in China

Wooden opium pipe bowl carved in the form of a clenched hand around a cylindrical bowl, cane stem, copper band around stem socket, Chinese (?), 1840-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50195
Materials:
complete, wood, cane, metal and copper
Measurements:
bowl: 35 mm x 240 mm x 33 mm,
well: 19 mm,
type:
opium pipe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)