Tobacco Box, Pipe, and Pipe Holder

Ainu

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Tobacco was imported from Japan in exchange for marine products and furs. Among other imported goods were rice wine (sake) and rice.

Caption

Ainu. Tobacco Box, Pipe, and Pipe Holder, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, metal, 3 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (9.2 x 54 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herman Stutzer, 12.658. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Ainu

Title

Tobacco Box, Pipe, and Pipe Holder

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Northern region, Japan

Medium

Wood, metal

Classification

Smoking/Drugs

Dimensions

3 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (9.2 x 54 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Herman Stutzer

Accession Number

12.658

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