Dear Brenna,

It is a meerschaum pipe, and this kind of pipes are very common in 19th
century, especially victorian age. You can check it in Ben Rapaport's
books entitled "Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes" and "The Complete
Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes". If you need more information about
meershaum pipe, you can write me.

Fahri Dikkaya

> Hello all,
>
> I am looking for help with a pipe bowl uncovered from a late 19th century
> site in Detroit, It is quite unusual- bird or perhaps duck shaped and
> painted green, blue, yellow and brown. Has anyone run across such a pipe
> before?
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/weakyknee/8249407173/
>
>
> Thanks!
> Brenna Moloney
> PhD student archaeology
> Wayne State University
>


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