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Having noticed the exceptional Iade we come to the more common Gourd Pipe in fact our “Gourd Period”. They are doubtless received with favor on account of their lightness and the example given is from one in the India Museum where they seem to be of much the same character. The Gourd of about 12 inches in length. The wooden. Bowl carrier curiously turned in rings & the Bowl itself of dark clay The ornamentation is in some cases very elaborate in this case a mixture of Persian & Chinese.