Made: 1880-1925 in Tanzania This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library License Wooden straight or tube tobacco pipe, trumpet shaped Science Museum Group The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum Wooden straight or tube tobacco pipe, trumpet shaped, the bowl being the flare of the trumpet which is closed with a stiff hide cover, leather covered with copper and brass coils, used also as a staff, Wyamba tribe(?), South Africa, 1880-1925 Details Category: Ethnography and Folk Medicine Collection: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection Object Number: A140109 Materials: wood, leather, brass and copper Measurements: length 555 mm bowl, external: diameter 50 mm bowl, aperture: diameter 43 mm stem: diameter 24 mm type: tobacco pipes credit: Glendining Related Objects Metal finger ring Silver finger rings Bracelet, amuletic, of iron Elliptical wooden lip plug Ear pendant, plaque of coloured beadwork Ivory amulet Ivory amulet
Most of these are herbal preparations, some made traditionally by indigenous tribes, others specifically formulated for various benefits. Many people are now turning away from tobacco amid concerns for health and choosing non-toxic alternatives
Strong et al., 2017)
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