Description:

New World, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early to mid 19th century CE. A beautiful tobacco pipe called an "ipu baka," hand-carved from deep-brown koa wood, with a V-shaped form, a slender mouthpiece, and a cylindrical body. The rim of the body is capped with a rounded rim, and the deeply-carved receptacle still retains a faint but distinctive tobacco scent. One side of the body also bears a column of thirteen shallow carved holes which bear an alternating pattern of inlaid green and white stones. The name "ipu baka" translates to "gourd for smoke," and the act of smoking became increasingly popular after the arrival of famous English explorer Captain James Cook on the Hawaiian Islands in early 1778. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3.125" L x 1" W x 2.95" H (7.9 cm x 2.5 cm x 7.5 cm); 4.375" H (11.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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  • Condition: Repair to underside of body with red stabilization material. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small losses to mouthpiece, light roughness around rim, and losses to some inlaid stones. Light earthen deposits and nice brown patina throughout. Interior of tobacco receptacle still has a notable tobacco scent.

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