Sarah,

Is the material porous ? Will its stick to your tongue ( at all, just slightly)? 

~Mal

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> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:44:43 +0000
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> Subject: Mystery Object: Pipe or Spout
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> Dear Histarchers,
> 
> I have a mystery object question. We found a clay artifact that looks as though it might be a large pipe, or possibly some kind of spout. It came out of a context which is full of material dating to the 1870s, along with several other more conventional clay pipes. I would appreciate any ideas on this one. Images can be found here:
> https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/labs/Middletown_Materials/Website%20files/Sept%202013%20029.JPG
> https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/labs/Middletown_Materials/Website%20files/Sept%202013%20030.JPG
> 
> Thanks so much,
> Sarah Croucher
> 
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> Sarah Croucher
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> Wesleyan University
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