Opium pipe (?)

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, whale ivory

Dimensions1 1/4 × 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (3.2 × 1.9 × 8.3 cm)

Object number1973.35.48

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSmall opium pipe made of two pieces: a narrow round stem of bone drilled throug the center and threaded; screws into a bowl of whale ivory, with flat front and chimney top.ProvenanceOsborn McArthur; Charles F. Batchelder, 1954. Estate of Charles F. Batchelder, courtesy Martha L. Batchelder: deposited 1973; donated 1975.

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