Tobacco Pipe
89-17-70
From: Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 89-17-70 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yonggom/Muyu |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Description | Bamboo tobacco holder (aup owet) (aup = tobacco, owet = bamboo). One joint of bamboo, open both ends. Burned at one end. The tabacco is rolled in a special leaf (begot) then placed in the end of the bamboo tube. The tube is stuffed with sago frond fibers (om miim), which act as a filter. Both men and women smoke with this kind of holder. See Kirsch field notes for more data. made by Eweyok Watan, Dimin clan. Dome village. Purchased form maker 4/23/89. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Stuart A. Kirsch, 1989 |
| Other Number | 120 - Other Number |
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