on Dec 13, 2016
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| Dimensions | Approximately 14 inches | | Materials | Porcelain, Bamboo, Jade, Buffalo Bone | | Age | 19th Century | | mm21 nai33 唔奈 | in Longhui County, Xupu County | The ornate dampers and jade mouthpieces for pipes like this were often imported from China and other parts were made by the Yao people to compete this rare masterpiece
It is made from porcelain, jade, bamboo and buffalo horn
Exquisitely handcrafted pipes such as this were used by men and women of the Yao Mien Tribe for centuries
The first Chinese exonym for "Yao people" was the graphic pejorative yao 猺 (犭"dog radical" and yao 䍃 phonetic) "jackal", which 20th century language reforms changed twice
The typical houses of the Yao are rectangular and they have structures made of wood and bamboo
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